African Openbill vs Diatom

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Thalassiosira baltica

Key Differences

African Openbill is Least Concern while Diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Thalassiosiraceae
Genus	Anastomus	Thalassiosira
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Thalassiosira baltica

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.