African Openbill vs Imported currantworm

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Nematus ribesii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Imported currantworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ciconiidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Anastomus	Nematus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Nematus ribesii

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Imported currantworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Imported currantworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Imported currantworm
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.

Imported currantworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway