Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Murray Plum

Acarospora fuscata compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Murray Plum
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Prunus murrayana

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Murray Plum
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.

Murray Plum

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.