Spitzling vs Flinke Kellerassel

Aelia acuminata compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spitzling	Flinke Kellerassel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Malacostraca (Höhere Krebse)
Order	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Isopoda (Asseln)
Family	Pentatomidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aelia	Porcellio
Species	Aelia acuminata	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Spitzling and Flinke Kellerassel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Gliederfüßer)

Conservation Status

Spitzling

LC — Least Concern

Flinke Kellerassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spitzling	Flinke Kellerassel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spitzling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Flinke Kellerassel

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Spitzling

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden