Bishop's Mitre vs Sand Saffron

Aelia acuminata compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aelia	Colchicum
Species	Aelia acuminata	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.