African Openbill vs Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cyclosa conica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ciconiidae	Araneidae
Genus	Anastomus	Cyclosa
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cyclosa conica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Conical Trashline Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
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.

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway