Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Trochilidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Hydnum
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway