African Openbill vs Faded Pincertail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ciconiidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Anastomus	Onychogomphus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Faded Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.