African Openbill vs Ghost Bolete

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Leccinum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Ghost Bolete
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.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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