Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Willow Bracket

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Phellinus igniarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Willow Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Trochilidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Phellinus
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Willow Bracket
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.

Willow Bracket

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.