African Swift vs Plain Clothes

Apus barbatus compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• African Swift is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apodidae	Tineidae
Genus	Apus	Tinea
Species	Apus barbatus	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Plain Clothes
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.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.