African Openbill vs Asian Bittersweet

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Celastrus orbiculatus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Asian Bittersweet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Anastomus	Celastrus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Celastrus orbiculatus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Asian Bittersweet
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.

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway