Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Sematophyllum
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Prostrate Feather-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.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States