Bishop's Mitre vs Spidery Mossear

Aelia acuminata compared with Rimbachia arachnoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Spidery Mossear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pentatomidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aelia	Rimbachia
Species	Aelia acuminata	Rimbachia arachnoidea

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Spidery Mossear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Spidery Mossear
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.

Spidery Mossear

Habitat

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

Range

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