African Openbill vs Elbowpatch Crust

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Fomitiporia punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Elbowpatch Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Fomitiporia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Fomitiporia punctata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Elbowpatch Crust
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.

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.