blunt tellin vs Broad Damselbug

Arcopagia crassa compared with Nabis flavomarginatus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Broad Damselbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Broad Damselbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tellinidae	Nabidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Nabis
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Nabis flavomarginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Broad Damselbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Broad Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Broad Damselbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Broad Damselbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broad Damselbug

The Broad Damselbug (Nabis flavomarginatus) is a species in the genus Nabis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden