African Openbill vs Indian Pea

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lathyrus sativus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Indian Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Indian Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ciconiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Lathyrus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lathyrus sativus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Indian Pea
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.

Indian Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (5 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway