Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Waved Silk-moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Plagiothecium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Waved Silk-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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.