Bare-legged Swiftlet vs Lacquered Bracket

Aerodramus nuditarsus compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-legged Swiftlet	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Apodidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aerodramus	Ganoderma
Species	Aerodramus nuditarsus	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Bare-legged Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-legged Swiftlet	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-legged Swiftlet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bare-legged Swiftlet

The Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus) 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.