African Openbill vs brackwater mangrove

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Barringtonia racemosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	brackwater mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Barringtonia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Barringtonia racemosa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

brackwater mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	brackwater mangrove
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.

brackwater mangrove

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Comoros and Taiwan.

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.

brackwater mangrove

The Brackwater mangrove (Barringtonia racemosa) is a species in the genus Barringtonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.