Chotacabras tucuchillo vs Greater dodder

Antrostomus ridgwayi compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chotacabras tucuchillo	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Antrostomus	Cuscuta
Species	Antrostomus ridgwayi	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Chotacabras tucuchillo

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chotacabras tucuchillo	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chotacabras tucuchillo

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).

Chotacabras tucuchillo

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.