Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Acarospora fuscata compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Acarospora	Perognathus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.