Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Small Plume

Acarospora fuscata compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Small 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	Oxyptilus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Small 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.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway