African Openbill vs Groove-faced Mining Bee

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Andrena angustior

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Groove-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Groove-faced Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ciconiidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anastomus	Andrena
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Andrena angustior

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Groove-faced Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Groove-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Groove-faced Mining Bee
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.

Groove-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium