blunt tellin vs Slippery Jack

Arcopagia crassa compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tellinidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Suillus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.