Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs speckled rustwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Marsupella
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.