blunt tellin vs Slimy Waxcap

Arcopagia crassa compared with Gliophorus irrigatus

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Slimy Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Slimy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tellinidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Gliophorus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Gliophorus irrigatus

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Slimy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Slimy Waxcap
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.

Slimy Waxcap

Habitat

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

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