Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Scottish Thread-moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Pohlia scotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Scottish Thread-moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Mniaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Pohlia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Pohlia scotica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Scottish Thread-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Scottish Thread-moss
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.

Scottish Thread-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.