blunt tellin vs Flat grain beetle

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Flat grain beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tellinidae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cryptolestes
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cryptolestes pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Flat grain beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Flat grain beetle
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.

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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