wall scalewort vs White-tipped Swift

Porella platyphylla compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	wall scalewort	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Porellaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Porella	Aeronautes
Species	Porella platyphylla	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.