Dickschalige Tellmuschel vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Arcopagia crassa compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Dickschalige Tellmuschel is Vulnerable while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dickschalige Tellmuschel	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mollusca (Weichtiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Bivalvia (Muscheln)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Tellinidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Marmosa
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dickschalige Tellmuschel and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dickschalige Tellmuschel

VU — Vulnerable

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dickschalige Tellmuschel	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
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.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.