Bishop's Mitre vs Spangle Waxcap

Aelia acuminata compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pentatomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aelia	Hygrocybe
Species	Aelia acuminata	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Spangle Waxcap
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.

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.