African Swift vs Small shell ginger

Apus barbatus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Apodidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Apus	Alpinia
Species	Apus barbatus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.