blunt tellin vs Elfin Saddle

Arcopagia crassa compared with Helvella lacunosa

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Elfin Saddle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Elfin Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Tellinidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Helvella
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Helvella lacunosa

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Elfin Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Elfin Saddle
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.

Elfin Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden