Bishop's Mitre vs Maui's paddle

Aelia acuminata compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Aelia	Elaphoglossum
Species	Aelia acuminata	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.