Fragrant Bracket vs White-tipped Swift

Trametes suaveolens compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while White-tipped Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Polyporaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Trametes	Aeronautes
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway