Andean Swift vs long yam

Aeronautes andecolus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Swift	long 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	Aeronautes	Dioscorea
Species	Aeronautes andecolus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Andean Swift

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Swift	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.