African Swift vs Mountain yam

Apus barbatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• African Swift is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Mountain 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.

Mountain 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.