Bishop's Mitre vs Spanish Gorse

Aelia acuminata compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pentatomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aelia	Genista
Species	Aelia acuminata	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Spanish Gorse
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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.