Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Spitting Spider

Acarospora fuscata compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Spitting Spider
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Scytodidae
Genus	Acarospora	Scytodes
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Scytodes thoracica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Spitting Spider
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.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.