Bark Mycena vs Bishop's Mitre

Mycena corticola compared with Aelia acuminata

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Bishop's Mitre
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Mycenaceae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Mycena	Aelia
Species	Mycena corticola	Aelia acuminata

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Bishop's Mitre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway