Black-hooded Sunbeam vs floating crystalwort

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Trochilidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Riccia
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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