Vencejo de Cabo Verde vs Scarce Widow

Apus alexandri compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Vencejo de Cabo Verde is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vencejo de Cabo Verde	Scarce Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apodidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Apus	Dingana
Species	Apus alexandri	Dingana fraterna

Evolutionary Relationship

Vencejo de Cabo Verde and Scarce Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Vencejo de Cabo Verde

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vencejo de Cabo Verde	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.