Australian Swiftlet vs Vegetable fern

Aerodramus terraereginae compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Swiftlet	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apodidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Aerodramus	Diplazium
Species	Aerodramus terraereginae	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Australian Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Swiftlet	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Swiftlet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Australian Swiftlet

The Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) is a species in the genus Aerodramus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.