Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Graceful Tooth

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Trochilidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Hydnellum
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Graceful Tooth
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.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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