African Openbill vs hooked-pepperwort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Marsilea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	hooked-pepperwort
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-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.