Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Acarospora fuscata compared with Dorocordulia libera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acarospora	Dorocordulia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Dorocordulia libera

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.