Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Scarce Marbled

Acarospora fuscata compared with Eublemma minutata

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Scarce Marbled is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Scarce Marbled
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acarospora	Eublemma
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Eublemma minutata

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Marbled

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Scarce Marbled
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.

Scarce Marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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