Bishop's Mitre vs Waved Silk-moss

Aelia acuminata compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Aelia	Plagiothecium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Waved Silk-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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.