Barred Owlet-nightjar vs Melancholy Thistle

Aegotheles bennettii compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aegothelidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aegotheles	Cirsium
Species	Aegotheles bennettii	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Barred Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Owlet-nightjar	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.