African Openbill vs Anemone Smut

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Urocystis anemones

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Anemone Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Anemone Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Urocystis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Urocystis anemones

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Anemone Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Anemone Smut
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.

Anemone Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Anemone Smut

The Anemone Smut (Urocystis anemones) is a species in the genus Urocystis. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway