African Swift vs Dancing Dropwing

Apus barbatus compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apodidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Apus	Trithemis
Species	Apus barbatus	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.