Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Sand Hickory

Acarospora fuscata compared with Carya pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Carya
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Sand Hickory
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.

Sand Hickory

Habitat

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

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.