African Openbill vs Fat Guam Partula

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Partula gibba

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Fat Guam Partula is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Fat Guam Partula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Ciconiidae	Partulidae
Genus	Anastomus	Partula
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Partula gibba

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Fat Guam Partula share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Fat Guam Partula

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Fat Guam Partula
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.

Fat Guam Partula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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