Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Cupped Ear

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Aegothelidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Otidea
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.