Bishop's Mitre vs hop dodder

Aelia acuminata compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aelia	Cuscuta
Species	Aelia acuminata	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	hop dodder
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.

hop dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden