African Openbill vs Custard Apple

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Annona
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Custard Apple
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.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.