African Openbill vs limestone fern

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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