African Openbill vs Marsh Firetail

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ciconiidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anastomus	Telebasis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Marsh Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Marsh Firetail
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.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.