Andean Swift vs Elephant Apple

Aeronautes andecolus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Swift	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Apodidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Aeronautes	Dillenia
Species	Aeronautes andecolus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Andean Swift

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Swift	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Andean Swift

The Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus) is a species in the genus Aeronautes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.