Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Dingy White Plume

Acarospora fuscata compared with Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Dingy White Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Dingy White Plume
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Acarospora	Merrifieldia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Dingy White Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Dingy White Plume
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.

Dingy White Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (32 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal