Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Garten-Hortensie

Acarospora fuscata compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Garten-Hortensie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Garten-Hortensie
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Cornales (Hartriegelartige)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Hydrangea
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Garten-Hortensie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Garten-Hortensie
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.

Garten-Hortensie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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