African Swift vs Red-faced Dragonlet

Apus barbatus compared with Erythrodiplax fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African Swift Red-faced Dragonlet
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 Erythrodiplax
Species Apus barbatus Erythrodiplax fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

African Swift and Red-faced Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Red-faced Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African Swift Red-faced Dragonlet
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.

Red-faced Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Red-faced Dragonlet

No description available.

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