blunt tellin vs dooryard sowbug

Arcopagia crassa compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Tellinidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Porcellio
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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