Vencejo de Cabo Verde vs Mountain yam

Apus alexandri compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Vencejo de Cabo Verde is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vencejo de Cabo Verde	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apus	Dioscorea
Species	Apus alexandri	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Vencejo de Cabo Verde

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vencejo de Cabo Verde	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Vencejo de Cabo Verde

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Vencejo de Cabo Verde

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.