Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Ruby Bolete

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Trochilidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Hortiboletus
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.