African Openbill vs Calendula Smut

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Entyloma calendulae

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Calendula Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Calendula Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Entylomataceae
Genus	Anastomus	Entyloma
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Entyloma calendulae

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Calendula Smut
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.

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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.

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway