Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs slender facelina

Acarospora fuscata compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	slender facelina
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Facelinidae
Genus	Acarospora	Facelina
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Facelina auriculata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway