Alexander's Swift vs Duckweed

Apus alexandri compared with Lemna perpusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alexander's Swift Duckweed
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Aves (새) Liliopsida (백합강)
Order Apodiformes (칼새목) Alismatales (택사목)
Family Apodidae Araceae
Genus Apus Lemna
Species Apus alexandri Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Alexander's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alexander's Swift Duckweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexander's Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Duckweed

No description available.

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