Bishop's Mitre vs Manatee Grass

Aelia acuminata compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Aelia	Syringodium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Manatee Grass
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.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.