Bishop's Mitre vs lanky moss

Aelia acuminata compared with Rhytidiadelphus loreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	lanky moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Hylocomiaceae
Genus	Aelia	Rhytidiadelphus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Rhytidiadelphus loreus

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

lanky moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	lanky moss
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.

lanky moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.