Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Tunux moonwort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Botrychium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Botrychium tunux

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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