Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Forest Num-num

Acarospora fuscata compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Carissa
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Forest Num-num
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 Num-num

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.