blunt tellin vs cotton aphid

Arcopagia crassa compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tellinidae	Aphididae
Genus	Arcopagia	Aphis
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	cotton aphid
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.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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