African Openbill vs Bearded Iris

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Iris germanica

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Bearded Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Bearded Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Ciconiidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anastomus	Iris
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Iris germanica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Bearded Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Bearded Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Bearded Iris
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.

Bearded Iris

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Bearded Iris

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway