African Openbill vs Elm-Leaved Sumac

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Rhus coriaria

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Elm-Leaved Sumac is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Elm-Leaved Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Rhus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Rhus coriaria

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Elm-Leaved Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Elm-Leaved Sumac
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.

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Libya) and Europe (7 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:

🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway