Telline épaisse vs Mégachile guenille

Arcopagia crassa compared with Megachile centuncularis

Key Differences

• Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Mégachile guenille is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Mégachile guenille
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tellinidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Megachile
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Telline épaisse and Mégachile guenille share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Mégachile guenille

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Mégachile guenille
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.

Mégachile guenille

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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