Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Smoky Dapperling

Acarospora fuscata compared with Leucoagaricus barssii

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Smoky Dapperling is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Smoky Dapperling
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Acarospora	Leucoagaricus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Leucoagaricus barssii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Cobblestone Lichen and Smoky Dapperling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

View Kingdom: Fungi

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Dapperling

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Smoky Dapperling
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.

Smoky Dapperling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.