Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Scaly Tooth

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Scaly 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	Sarcodon
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Scaly 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.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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