Telline épaisse vs grande cuscute

Arcopagia crassa compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while grande cuscute is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	grande cuscute
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tellinidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Cuscuta
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

grande cuscute

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	grande cuscute
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.

grande cuscute

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden