Bishop's Mitre vs Jelly Lichen

Aelia acuminata compared with Enchylium tenax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Jelly Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Collemataceae
Genus	Aelia	Enchylium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Enchylium tenax

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Jelly 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.

Jelly Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.