African Openbill vs Giant Ibis

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Pseudibis gigantea

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Giant Ibis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Giant Ibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Threskiornithidae
Genus	Anastomus	Pseudibis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Pseudibis gigantea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Giant Ibis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Giant Ibis
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.

Giant Ibis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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