African Openbill vs False Puffball

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Aves (Birds)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Ciconiidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Reticularia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway