African Openbill vs long yam

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Dioscorea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	long yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.