blunt tellin vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cladonia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
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.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.