African Openbill vs Eastern Stork's-bill

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Erodium crinitum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Eastern Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Eastern Stork's-bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Erodium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Erodium crinitum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Eastern Stork's-bill
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.

Eastern Stork's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway