Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Pointed Beard-moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Didymodon icmadophilus

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Pointed Beard-moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Pointed Beard-moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Didymodon
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Didymodon icmadophilus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Beard-moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Pointed Beard-moss
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.

Pointed Beard-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.