Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Pill Beetle

Acarospora fuscata compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Pill Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Acarospora	Byrrhus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Byrrhus pilula

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.