African Openbill vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ciconiidae	Pieridae
Genus	Anastomus	Colias
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Lesser Clouded Yellow
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.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). 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.