Bishop's Mitre vs Fuzzy flatsedge

Aelia acuminata compared with Cyperus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bishop's Mitre Fuzzy flatsedge
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 pilosus

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bishop's Mitre Fuzzy flatsedge
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.

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and 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.

Fuzzy flatsedge

No description available.

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