Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Acarospora fuscata compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acarospora	Nephelomys
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.