African Openbill vs Goa-bean

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.