Barn Swallow vs Jentink's Duiker

Hirundo rustica compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Barn Swallow is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Swallow	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hirundinidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hirundo	Cephalophus
Species	Hirundo rustica	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Swallow and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Barn Swallow

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Swallow	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Swallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.