Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Thin Asphodeline

Acarospora fuscata compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Asphodeline
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.