Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Fiveangled dodder

Acarospora fuscata compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Cuscuta
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Fiveangled dodder
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.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 🇺🇸 United States