African Openbill vs Lost Flat-Body

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ciconiidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Anastomus	Depressaria
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Lost Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Lost Flat-Body
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.

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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