Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Weeping Paperbark

Acarospora fuscata compared with Melaleuca leucadendra

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Weeping Paperbark is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Weeping Paperbark
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Melaleuca
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Melaleuca leucadendra

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Paperbark

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Weeping Paperbark
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.

Weeping Paperbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (India, Laos), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.