African Openbill vs Dark Stonewort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Characeae
Genus	Anastomus	Nitella
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Dark Stonewort
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.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.