Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Funck's Rustwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Marsupella
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal