African Swift vs Arrowhead Spiketail

Apus barbatus compared with Cordulegaster obliqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Arrowhead Spiketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apodidae	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Apus	Cordulegaster
Species	Apus barbatus	Cordulegaster obliqua

Evolutionary Relationship

African Swift and Arrowhead Spiketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Arrowhead Spiketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

African Swift

The African Swift (Apus barbatus) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.