Bishop's Mitre vs Lesser Scalewort

Aelia acuminata compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aelia	Frullania
Species	Aelia acuminata	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.