blunt tellin vs delicate germanderwort

Arcopagia crassa compared with Riccardia multifida

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while delicate germanderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	delicate germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Tellinidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Riccardia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Riccardia multifida

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	delicate germanderwort
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.

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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