African Openbill vs Early Buttercup

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Ranunculus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Early Buttercup
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.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.