blunt tellin vs Crazy Scale Lichen

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cladonia turgida

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Crazy Scale Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Crazy Scale Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cladonia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cladonia turgida

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Crazy Scale Lichen
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.

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.