Bishop's Mitre vs Ruby Bolete

Aelia acuminata compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Aelia	Hortiboletus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.