blunt tellin vs Yellowish Fork-moss

Arcopagia crassa compared with Dichodontium flavescens

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Yellowish Fork-moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Yellowish Fork-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Bryophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Tellinidae	Aongstroemiaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Dichodontium
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Dichodontium flavescens

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Yellowish Fork-moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Yellowish Fork-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.

Yellowish Fork-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden