Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Loose Starweb

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Trochilidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Asterostroma
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

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.