African Openbill vs Alectryon

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Alectryon
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Alectryon tropicus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.