Beech Mushroom vs blunt tellin

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Arcopagia
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway