African Openbill vs Furrowed Melilot

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Melilotus sulcatus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Furrowed Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ciconiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Melilotus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Melilotus sulcatus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Furrowed Melilot
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.

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 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