African Openbill vs Branched Moonwort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Botrychium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Botrychium matricariifolium

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Branched Moonwort
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.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway