Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Slender Stonewort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Characeae
Genus	Acarospora	Nitella
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Slender Stonewort
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 Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.