Telline épaisse vs Lumpy Bracket

Arcopagia crassa compared with Trametes gibbosa

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tellinidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Trametes
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Lumpy Bracket
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.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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