Telline épaisse vs Tufted Bracket

Arcopagia crassa compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

Telline épaisse is Vulnerable while Tufted Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Telline épaisse	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Tellinidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Fuscoporia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Telline épaisse

VU — Vulnerable

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Telline épaisse	Tufted 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.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.