African Openbill vs Greater dodder

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Cuscuta
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 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.