Bishop's Mitre vs Rusty Porecrust

Aelia acuminata compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aelia	Fuscoporia
Species	Aelia acuminata	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Rusty Porecrust
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.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.