blunt tellin vs Fringed dodder

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tellinidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cuscuta
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.