African Swift vs Button Dodder

Apus barbatus compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• African Swift is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Apodidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Apus	Cuscuta
Species	Apus barbatus	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Button Dodder
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.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.