Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs squirrel’s tail hydroid

Acarospora fuscata compared with Sertularia argentea

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while squirrel’s tail hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	squirrel’s tail hydroid
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Sertulariidae
Genus	Acarospora	Sertularia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Sertularia argentea

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

squirrel’s tail hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	squirrel’s tail hydroid
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.

squirrel’s tail hydroid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway