African Swift vs Elephant Apple

Apus barbatus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Apodidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Apus	Dillenia
Species	Apus barbatus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and 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.