Stinking Earthfan vs White-tipped Swift

Thelephora palmata compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Stinking Earthfan	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Apodidae
Genus	Thelephora	Aeronautes
Species	Thelephora palmata	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Stinking Earthfan	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.