Telline épaisse vs Long-tailed Marmot

Arcopagia crassa compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tellinidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arcopagia	Marmota
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Telline épaisse and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Long-tailed Marmot
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.

Long-tailed Marmot

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.