blunt tellin vs Broadbacked stingaree

Arcopagia crassa compared with Urolophus expansus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Broadbacked stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Broadbacked stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tellinidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Urolophus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Urolophus expansus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Broadbacked stingaree
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.

Broadbacked stingaree

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.

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.