Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Nutmeg

Acarospora fuscata compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Myristica
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.