One-Glumed Spike-Rush vs White-tipped Swift

Eleocharis uniglumis compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cyperaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Eleocharis	Aeronautes
Species	Eleocharis uniglumis	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.