Bishop's Mitre vs Scented Webcap

Aelia acuminata compared with Cortinarius agathosmus

Key Differences

Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Scented Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Scented Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pentatomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aelia	Cortinarius
Species	Aelia acuminata	Cortinarius agathosmus

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Scented Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Scented Webcap
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.

Scented Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.