Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Winter Polypore

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Trochilidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Lentinus
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Winter Polypore
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.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, 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.