blunt tellin vs small red peat moss

Arcopagia crassa compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	small red peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Tellinidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Sphagnum
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Sphagnum capillifolium

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	small red peat moss
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.

small red peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden