Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Jack's Scalewort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Frullania jackii

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Jack's Scalewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Jack's Scalewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Frullania
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Frullania jackii

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Jack's Scalewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Jack's Scalewort
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.

Jack's Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.