African Openbill vs crested arrowhead

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Sagittaria cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Anastomus	Sagittaria
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.