blunt tellin vs Date Waxcap

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Date Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Mollusca (软体动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Bivalvia (双壳纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Cardiida (鸟蛤目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Tellinidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hygrocybe
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Date Waxcap
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.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden