African Openbill vs Beach Pea

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lathyrus japonicus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Beach Pea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Beach Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ciconiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Lathyrus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lathyrus japonicus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Beach Pea
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.

Beach Pea

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.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway