Bath Truffle vs blunt tellin

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Paxillaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Arcopagia
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway