African Openbill vs Flea

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Anastomus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway