Bishop's Mitre vs mountain spike-moss

Aelia acuminata compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Aelia	Selaginella
Species	Aelia acuminata	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	mountain spike-moss
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.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.