Bishop's Mitre vs Root Rot

Aelia acuminata compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Aelia	Heterobasidion
Species	Aelia acuminata	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.