Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Fissidens
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Tiny Fern-Moss
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.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States