African Openbill vs Hamlyn's bull-ray

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Myliobatis hamlyni

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Hamlyn's bull-ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Hamlyn's bull-ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Anastomus	Myliobatis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Myliobatis hamlyni

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Hamlyn's bull-ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Hamlyn's bull-ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Hamlyn's bull-ray
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.

Hamlyn's bull-ray

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.