African Openbill vs Beaked Earthstar

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Geastrum pectinatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Beaked Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Anastomus	Geastrum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Geastrum pectinatum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Beaked Earthstar
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.

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, 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.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway