Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Rusty Porecrust

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Trochilidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Fuscoporia
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Rusty Porecrust
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.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.