African Openbill vs False stable fly

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Muscina stabulans

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while False stable fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	False stable fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Muscidae
Genus	Anastomus	Muscina
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Muscina stabulans

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and False stable fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	False stable fly
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 stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway