Bishop's Mitre vs Dwarf Sedge

Aelia acuminata compared with Cyperus arenarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Dwarf Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pentatomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aelia	Cyperus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Cyperus arenarius

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Dwarf Sedge
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.

Dwarf Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Australia.

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.