African Openbill vs Beech Tarcrust

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Biscogniauxia nummularia

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Beech Tarcrust is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Beech Tarcrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Graphostromataceae
Genus	Anastomus	Biscogniauxia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Biscogniauxia nummularia

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Beech Tarcrust

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Beech Tarcrust
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.

Beech Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Beech Tarcrust

The Beech Tarcrust (Biscogniauxia nummularia) is a species in the genus Biscogniauxia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway