Black-hooded Sunbeam vs False Turkey-Tail

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Stereum ostrea

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	False Turkey-Tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Trochilidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Stereum
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Stereum ostrea

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	False Turkey-Tail
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.

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

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