Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Great Pignut Rust

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Trochilidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Puccinia
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Great Pignut Rust
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.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway