African Openbill vs Horsetail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Equisetum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.