Bishop's Mitre vs Swedish pouchwort

Aelia acuminata compared with Calypogeia suecica

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Swedish pouchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Swedish pouchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Calypogeiaceae
Genus	Aelia	Calypogeia
Species	Aelia acuminata	Calypogeia suecica

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Swedish pouchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Swedish pouchwort
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.

Swedish pouchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden