blunt tellin vs Limestone Disc Lichen

Arcopagia crassa compared with Lecidella stigmatea

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Limestone Disc Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Limestone Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Lecanoraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Lecidella
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Lecidella stigmatea

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Limestone Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Limestone Disc 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.

Limestone Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden