Bishop's Mitre vs Pointed Rush

Aelia acuminata compared with Juncus oxymeris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Pointed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pentatomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Aelia	Juncus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Juncus oxymeris

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Pointed Rush
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.

Pointed Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.