African Openbill vs Foca Pia

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Foca Pia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Ciconiidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Anastomus	Pagophilus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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