Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Death Cap

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aegothelidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aegotheles	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Death Cap
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.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.