African Openbill vs Dung Cannon

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Pilobolus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Dung Cannon
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.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway