blunt tellin vs Orange Tooth

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hydnellum
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden