African Openbill vs Hooked Dock

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Rumex
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Hooked Dock
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.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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