African Openbill vs Flightless Cormorant

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Phalacrocorax harrisi

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Flightless Cormorant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Flightless Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Anastomus	Phalacrocorax
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Phalacrocorax harrisi

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Flightless Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Flightless Cormorant

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Flightless Cormorant
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.

Flightless Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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