Black-hooded Sunbeam vs

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-hooded Sunbeam
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Aves (Birds) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Trochilidae Niaceae
Genus Aglaeactis Flagelloscypha
Species Aglaeactis pamela Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-hooded Sunbeam
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.

Habitat

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

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.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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