African Openbill vs Melancholy Thistle

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ciconiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anastomus	Cirsium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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