Bishop's Mitre vs Toad's Ear

Aelia acuminata compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aelia	Otidea
Species	Aelia acuminata	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Toad's Ear
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.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.