African Openbill vs Fringed rue

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Ruta
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.