Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Speer’s Collared Frog

Acarospora fuscata compared with Mannophryne speeri

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Speer’s Collared Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Speer’s Collared Frog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Aromobatidae
Genus	Acarospora	Mannophryne
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Mannophryne speeri

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Speer’s Collared Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Speer’s Collared Frog
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.

Speer’s Collared Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded 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

Found in Venezuela. 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.