Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Weeping Widow

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Weeping Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trochilidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Lacrymaria
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Weeping Widow
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.

Weeping Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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