African Openbill vs Fishing Cat

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ciconiidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Anastomus	Prionailurus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Fishing Cat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.