African Openbill vs Lesser Spearwort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Ranunculus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Lesser Spearwort
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 Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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