Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Macaronesian Holly

Acarospora fuscata compared with Ilex perado

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Macaronesian Holly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Ilex
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Ilex perado

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Macaronesian Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Macaronesian Holly
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.

Macaronesian Holly

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.