Buff-collared Nightjar vs Tumbling Puffball

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Buff-collared Nightjar is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-collared Nightjar	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Antrostomus	Bovista
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Buff-collared Nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-collared Nightjar	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.