African Openbill vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ciconiidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Nymphoides
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

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.