blunt tellin vs Root Rot

Arcopagia crassa compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Tellinidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Heterobasidion
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway