blunt tellin vs Polychrome Dot Lichen

Arcopagia crassa compared with Bacidia polychroa

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Polychrome Dot Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Polychrome Dot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Tellinidae	Ramalinaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Bacidia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Bacidia polychroa

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Polychrome Dot Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Polychrome Dot 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.

Polychrome Dot Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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