African Openbill vs Long-billed Crow

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Corvus validus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Long-billed Crow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Long-billed Crow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ciconiidae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Anastomus	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Corvus validus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Long-billed Crow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Long-billed Crow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Long-billed Crow
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.

Long-billed Crow

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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