Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Greater Copperwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Cephaloziella
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway