Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Water spangles

Acarospora fuscata compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Water spangles
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Salvinia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇺🇸 United States