Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Prickly Yellow

Acarospora fuscata compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Zanthoxylum
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Prickly Yellow
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.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.