African Openbill vs Blood Iris

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Iris sanguinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Blood 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 sanguinea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Blood 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.

Blood Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.

Blood Iris

The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway