Ashen Crust vs blunt tellin

Peniophora lycii compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Ashen Crust is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Peniophora	Arcopagia
Species	Peniophora lycii	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden