Alexander's Swift vs Rafflesia

Apus alexandri compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Alexander's Swift is Least Concern while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexander's Swift	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Apodidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Apus	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Apus alexandri	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Alexander's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexander's Swift	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexander's Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.