Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Mountain-ash

Acarospora fuscata compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acarospora	Sorbus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.