Bishop's Mitre vs Loose Starweb

Aelia acuminata compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Aelia	Asterostroma
Species	Aelia acuminata	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.