Alexander's Swift vs Marsh Firetail

Apus alexandri compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alexander's Swift Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Aves (Birds) Insecta (Insects)
Order Apodiformes (Apodiformes) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Apodidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Apus Telebasis
Species Apus alexandri Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alexander's Swift and Marsh Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alexander's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alexander's Swift Marsh Firetail
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.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Marsh Firetail

No description available.

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