Bishop's Mitre vs variable-leaved broom moss

Aelia acuminata compared with Dicranum leioneuron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	variable-leaved broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Aelia	Dicranum
Species	Aelia acuminata	Dicranum leioneuron

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

variable-leaved broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	variable-leaved broom moss
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.

variable-leaved broom moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.