Bishop's Mitre vs Red melastome

Aelia acuminata compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Aelia	Melastoma
Species	Aelia acuminata	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in 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.