blunt tellin vs Dark Shadow Lichen

Arcopagia crassa compared with Phaeophyscia sciastra

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Dark Shadow Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Dark Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Tellinidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Phaeophyscia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Phaeophyscia sciastra

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Dark Shadow Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Dark Shadow 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.

Dark Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden