blunt tellin vs Norway lemming

Arcopagia crassa compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tellinidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Lemmus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Norway lemming
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.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden