Alexander's Swift vs Ferny Azolla

Apus alexandri compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexander's Swift	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Apodidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Apus	Azolla
Species	Apus alexandri	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Alexander's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexander's Swift	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexander's Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Alexander's Swift

The Alexander's Swift (Apus alexandri) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.