Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Little Gray Firefly

Acarospora fuscata compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acarospora	Photinus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Photinus marginellus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Little Gray Firefly
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.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.