blunt tellin vs Fiveangled dodder

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Mollusca (رخويات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Bivalvia (ذوات الصدفتين)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Solanales (باذنجانيات)
Family	Tellinidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cuscuta
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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).

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.