blunt tellin vs Smalltooth stingray

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Mollusca (연체동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Bivalvia (이매패류)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Myliobatiformes (매가오리목)
Family	Tellinidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hypanus
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Smalltooth stingray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Smalltooth stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

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.

Smalltooth stingray

blunt tellin

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.