blunt tellin vs Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hoplitis adunca

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tellinidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hoplitis
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hoplitis adunca

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
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.

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden