Bishop's Mitre vs Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Aelia acuminata compared with Trapeliopsis granulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Aelia	Trapeliopsis
Species	Aelia acuminata	Trapeliopsis granulosa

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen
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.

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.