Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Wainscot Smudge

Acarospora fuscata compared with Ypsolopha scabrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Wainscot Smudge
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Acarospora	Ypsolopha
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Ypsolopha scabrella

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Wainscot Smudge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Wainscot Smudge
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.

Wainscot Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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