Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Stinking iris

Acarospora fuscata compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Acarosporales (微孢衣菌目)	Mantodea (螳螂目)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acarospora	Iris
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States