Beech Tarcrust vs blunt tellin

Biscogniauxia nummularia compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Tarcrust	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Arcopagia
Species	Biscogniauxia nummularia	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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 Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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