African Black Duck vs African Openbill

Anas sparsa compared with Anastomus lamelligerus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	African Openbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)
Family	Anatidae	Ciconiidae
Genus	Anas	Anastomus
Species	Anas sparsa	Anastomus lamelligerus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Black Duck and African Openbill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	African Openbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Black Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

African Openbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

African Black Duck

The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments, found across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway