Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Spiny Threadwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Cephaloziella
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.