Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Sap beetle

Acarospora fuscata compared with Carpophilus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Sap beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Acarospora	Carpophilus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Carpophilus marginellus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Sap beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Sap beetle
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.

Sap beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States