African Openbill vs Danube river snail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Viviparus acerosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Danube river snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Ciconiidae	Viviparidae
Genus	Anastomus	Viviparus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Viviparus acerosus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Danube river snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Danube river snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Danube river snail
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.

Danube river snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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 🇩🇪 Germany