Australian Owlet-nightjar vs false pepperwort

Aegotheles cristatus compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Owlet-nightjar	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Aegothelidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Marsilea
Species	Aegotheles cristatus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Australian Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Owlet-nightjar	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Australian Owlet-nightjar

The Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a species in the genus Aegotheles. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.