blunt tellin vs Soft Puffball

Arcopagia crassa compared with Lycoperdon molle

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Soft Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Tellinidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Lycoperdon
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Soft Puffball
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.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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 4 countries:

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