African Openbill vs intermediate polypody

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Polypodium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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