African Openbill vs Crimson Flax

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Linum grandiflorum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Crimson Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Crimson Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Linaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Linum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Linum grandiflorum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Crimson Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Crimson Flax
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.

Crimson Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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