Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Western Pouncewort

Acarospora fuscata compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Lejeunea
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Western Pouncewort
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.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States