Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs wild madder

Acarospora fuscata compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	wild madder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Rubia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal