Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Acarospora fuscata compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Cobblestone Lichen and Ragged Pseudocyphellaria share a common ancestor at the Class level: Lecanoromycetes. (Lecanoromycetes)

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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 🇵🇹 Portugal