Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Elegant Polypore

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Aegothelidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Cerioporus
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Elegant Polypore
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.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.