African Openbill vs Meller’s Mongoose

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ciconiidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Anastomus	Rhynchogale
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.