African Openbill vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Botrychium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway