African Swift vs long yam

Apus barbatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apus	Dioscorea
Species	Apus barbatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.