Australian Owlet-nightjar vs Girdled Webcap

Aegotheles cristatus compared with Cortinarius trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Girdled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aegothelidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Cortinarius
Species	Aegotheles cristatus	Cortinarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Australian Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Girdled Webcap
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.

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.