Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Red-Disked Alpine

Acarospora fuscata compared with Erebia discoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acarospora	Erebia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Erebia discoidalis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Red-Disked Alpine
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.

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

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.