African Openbill vs Gilled lungfish

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Anastomus	Protopterus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Gilled lungfish
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.

Gilled lungfish

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.