Bishop's Mitre vs Welsh polypody

Aelia acuminata compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Aelia	Polypodium
Species	Aelia acuminata	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden