Bishop's Mitre vs Mealy Bonnet

Aelia acuminata compared with Mycena cinerella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Mealy Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pentatomidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Aelia	Mycena
Species	Aelia acuminata	Mycena cinerella

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Mealy Bonnet
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.

Mealy Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.