Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Toad's Ear

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Trochilidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Otidea
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Toad's Ear
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.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.