Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Cracking Clitocybe

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Clitocybe rivulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Cracking Clitocybe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aegothelidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Clitocybe
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Clitocybe rivulosa

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Cracking Clitocybe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Owlet-nightjar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Barred Owlet-nightjar

The Barred Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles bennettii) 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.