blunt tellin vs Dung Brittlestem

Arcopagia crassa compared with Psathyrella saponacea

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Dung Brittlestem is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Dung Brittlestem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tellinidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Psathyrella
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Psathyrella saponacea

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Dung Brittlestem

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Dung Brittlestem
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.

Dung Brittlestem

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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