African Openbill vs Dot-Winged Mantis

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Iris polystictica

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Dot-Winged Mantis is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Dot-Winged Mantis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Ciconiidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anastomus	Iris
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Iris polystictica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Dot-Winged Mantis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Dot-Winged Mantis

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Dot-Winged Mantis
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.

Dot-Winged Mantis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.