Bishop's Mitre vs Onion Smut

Aelia acuminata compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Aelia	Urocystis
Species	Aelia acuminata	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden