Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Mexican cedar

Acarospora fuscata compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Mexican cedar
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Cedrela
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Mexican cedar
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.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States