Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Irish Threadwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Telaranea
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.