Telline épaisse vs Chat à tête plate

Arcopagia crassa compared with Prionailurus planiceps

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Chat à tête plate is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Chat à tête plate
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Tellinidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Arcopagia	Prionailurus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Prionailurus planiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Telline épaisse and Chat à tête plate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Chat à tête plate

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Chat à tête plate
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.

Chat à tête plate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.