Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs forest johnnyberry

Acarospora fuscata compared with Miconia calycina

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while forest johnnyberry is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	forest johnnyberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Acarospora	Miconia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Miconia calycina

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

forest johnnyberry

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	forest johnnyberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

forest johnnyberry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

The Brown Cobblestone Lichen (Acarospora fuscata) is a species in the genus Acarospora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.