Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Blushing Wood Mushroom

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Agaricus sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-hooded Sunbeam Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Aves (Birds) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Trochilidae Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Aglaeactis Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species Aglaeactis pamela Agaricus sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-hooded Sunbeam Blushing Wood Mushroom
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Black-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia