African Openbill vs Dotted Firefly

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ciconiidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Anastomus	Lucidota
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Dotted Firefly
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.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.