Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Twisted Deceiver

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trochilidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Laccaria
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Twisted Deceiver
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.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.