African Openbill vs Bladder Campion

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Silene vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Bladder Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Silene
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Silene vulgaris

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Bladder Campion
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.

Bladder Campion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Bladder Campion

The Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) is a species in the genus Silene. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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