blunt tellin vs Roughback Whipray

Arcopagia crassa compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tellinidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Fluvitrygon
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray

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.