Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Botrychium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.