African Openbill vs Gunpowder tree

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Melochia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Gunpowder tree
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.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and 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.