Bishop's Mitre vs Tear Dropper

Aelia acuminata compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pentatomidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Aelia	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.