African Openbill vs Elephant Apple

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Dillenia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.