Bare-legged Swiftlet vs Tumbling Puffball

Aerodramus nuditarsus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Bare-legged Swiftlet is Least Concern while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-legged Swiftlet	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Apodidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Aerodramus	Bovista
Species	Aerodramus nuditarsus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Bare-legged Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-legged Swiftlet	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

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.