Bay Polypore vs blunt tellin

Picipes badius compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

Bay Polypore is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Picipes	Arcopagia
Species	Picipes badius	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and 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.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. 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.