Bistort Silver Rust vs blunt tellin

Microbotryum marginale compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Bistort Silver Rust is Not Evaluated while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bistort Silver Rust	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Microbotryaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Microbotryum	Arcopagia
Species	Microbotryum marginale	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Bistort Silver Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bistort Silver Rust	blunt tellin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bistort Silver Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.

Bistort Silver Rust

The Bistort Silver Rust (Microbotryum marginale) is a species in the genus Microbotryum. Native to Europe, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden