Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Leafless Ballart

Acarospora fuscata compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Santalaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Exocarpos
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.