Telline épaisse vs Bordered Screw-moss

Arcopagia crassa compared with Tortula marginata

Key Differences

Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Bordered Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Bryophyta
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Tellinidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Tortula
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Tortula marginata

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Bordered Screw-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Telline épaisse

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.

Bordered Screw-moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Telline épaisse

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.

Bordered Screw-moss

The Bordered Screw-moss (Tortula marginata) is a species in the genus Tortula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.