blunt tellin vs Willow Tarspot

Arcopagia crassa compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Willow Tarspot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Tellinidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Rhytisma
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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