Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Yellowish Fork-moss

Acarospora fuscata compared with Dichodontium flavescens

Key Differences

Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Yellowish Fork-moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Yellowish Fork-moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Aongstroemiaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Dichodontium
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Dichodontium flavescens

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Yellowish Fork-moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Yellowish Fork-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.

Yellowish Fork-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, 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.