Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Hairy Snakefern

Acarospora fuscata compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Microgramma
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Hairy Snakefern
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.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.