blunt tellin vs Needle Rust

Arcopagia crassa compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Tellinidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Chrysomyxa
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Needle Rust
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.

Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden