Bishop's Mitre vs Ragged Notchwort

Aelia acuminata compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Aelia	Mesoptychia
Species	Aelia acuminata	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Ragged Notchwort
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.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.