African Openbill vs Fern Palm

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Cycas
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.