Bare-legged Swiftlet vs pale moonwort

Aerodramus nuditarsus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Bare-legged Swiftlet is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-legged Swiftlet	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Apodidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aerodramus	Botrychium
Species	Aerodramus nuditarsus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Bare-legged Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-legged Swiftlet	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.