Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Cupped Ear

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Trochilidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Otidea
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.