Bishop's Mitre vs Dark-Spotted Milkcap

Aelia acuminata compared with Lactarius atroviridis

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Dark-Spotted Milkcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Dark-Spotted Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Aelia	Lactarius
Species	Aelia acuminata	Lactarius atroviridis

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Dark-Spotted Milkcap
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.

Dark-Spotted Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.