African Openbill vs Centric diatom

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Skeletonema subsalsum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Skeletonemaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Skeletonema
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Skeletonema subsalsum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Centric diatom
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.

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway