African Openbill vs Crowned Cormorant

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Microcarbo coronatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Crowned Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Anastomus	Microcarbo
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Microcarbo coronatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Crowned Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Crowned Cormorant
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.

Crowned Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway