blunt tellin vs Dark Crottle

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hypogymnia physodes

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Dark Crottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Dark Crottle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hypogymnia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hypogymnia physodes

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Dark Crottle
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.

Dark Crottle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.