Buff-collared Nightjar vs Death Cap

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Antrostomus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-collared 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).

Buff-collared Nightjar

The Buff-Collared Nightjar (Antrostomus ridgwayi) is a species in the genus Antrostomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway