African Openbill vs Band-winged Dragonlet

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Erythrodiplax umbrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Band-winged Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ciconiidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Anastomus	Erythrodiplax
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Erythrodiplax umbrata

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Band-winged Dragonlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Band-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Band-winged Dragonlet
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.

Band-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Band-winged Dragonlet

The Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.