Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Scaly-breasted Munia

Acarospora fuscata compared with Lonchura punctulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Scaly-breasted Munia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Estrildidae
Genus	Acarospora	Lonchura
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Lonchura punctulata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Munia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Scaly-breasted Munia
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.

Scaly-breasted Munia

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Scaly-breasted Munia

One of the most widespread estrildid finches in Asia, scaly-breasted munias are named for the fish-scale-like pattern of brown and white streaks on their breast. They inhabit grasslands, rice fields, and scrub from India east through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia, and have established feral populations in many parts of the world including Hawaii, Florida, and Australia. Highly gregarious, they form flocks of hundreds feeding on grass seeds and rice grains.