Common Swift vs Jentink's Duiker

Apus apus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Common Swift is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Swift	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Apodidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Apus	Cephalophus
Species	Apus apus	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Swift

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Swift	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Swift

Common Swift (Apus apus) 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.