blunt tellin vs Fishy Milkcap

Arcopagia crassa compared with Lactifluus volemus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Fishy Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Fishy Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Tellinidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Lactifluus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Lactifluus volemus

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Fishy Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Fishy Milkcap
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.

Fishy Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway