Dickschalige Tellmuschel vs Großer Feuerfalter

Arcopagia crassa compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Dickschalige Tellmuschel is Vulnerable while Großer Feuerfalter is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dickschalige Tellmuschel	Großer Feuerfalter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Bivalvia (Muscheln)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Tellinidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Lycaena
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

Dickschalige Tellmuschel and Großer Feuerfalter share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dickschalige Tellmuschel

VU — Vulnerable

Großer Feuerfalter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dickschalige Tellmuschel	Großer Feuerfalter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dickschalige Tellmuschel

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.

Großer Feuerfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Dickschalige Tellmuschel

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.

Großer Feuerfalter

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden