Vencejo de Cabo Verde vs Wall iris

Apus alexandri compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Vencejo de Cabo Verde is Least Concern while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vencejo de Cabo Verde	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Apodidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Apus	Iris
Species	Apus alexandri	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Vencejo de Cabo Verde

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vencejo de Cabo Verde	Wall iris
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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and United States.

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.