Buff-collared Nightjar vs Throat botfly

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Oestridae
Genus	Antrostomus	Gasterophilus
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-collared Nightjar and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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