Antrocaryon vs Silver-backed Needletail

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Hirundapus
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.