vs White-tipped Swift

Trechispora microspora compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sistotremataceae	Apodidae
Genus	Trechispora	Aeronautes
Species	Trechispora microspora	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.

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