African Openbill vs eccentric grass snail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Vallonia excentrica

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while eccentric grass snail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	eccentric grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Ciconiidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Anastomus	Vallonia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Vallonia excentrica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and eccentric grass snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

eccentric grass snail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	eccentric grass snail
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.

eccentric grass snail

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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