Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Greater dodder

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aegothelidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aegotheles	Cuscuta
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.