Bishop's Mitre vs Cushion Bracket

Aelia acuminata compared with Phellinus pomaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Cushion Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aelia	Phellinus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Phellinus pomaceus

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Cushion Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.