blunt tellin vs Red-collared Widowbird

Arcopagia crassa compared with Euplectes ardens

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Red-collared Widowbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Red-collared Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Tellinidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Euplectes
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Euplectes ardens

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Red-collared Widowbird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Red-collared Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Red-collared Widowbird
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.

Red-collared Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway