Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Crazed Cap

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trochilidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Dermoloma
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Crazed Cap
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.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway