Bishop's Mitre vs pale moonwort

Aelia acuminata compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aelia	Botrychium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

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.