Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Slender Water Moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Fontinalis dalecarlica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Slender Water Moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Fontinalis
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Fontinalis dalecarlica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Slender Water Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Slender Water 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.

Slender Water Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.