Bishop's Mitre vs slender smoothcap moss

Aelia acuminata compared with Atrichum tenellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	slender smoothcap moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Aelia	Atrichum
Species	Aelia acuminata	Atrichum tenellum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

slender smoothcap moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	slender smoothcap moss
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.

slender smoothcap moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.