Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs small scabious

Acarospora fuscata compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	small scabious
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Scabiosa
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	small scabious
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.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States