blunt tellin vs long yam

Arcopagia crassa compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tellinidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Dioscorea
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.