blunt tellin vs Candy Cap

Arcopagia crassa compared with Lactarius rubidus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Candy Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Candy Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Tellinidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Lactarius
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Lactarius rubidus

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Candy Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Candy Cap
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.

Candy Cap

Habitat

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.

Candy Cap

The Candy Cap (Lactarius rubidus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.