African Openbill vs Dilated Scalewort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Frullania
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.