Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Siberian polypody

Acarospora fuscata compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Polypodium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Siberian polypody
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.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.