African Openbill vs Midden Inkcap

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Coprinus sterquilinus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Midden Inkcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Midden Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ciconiidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anastomus	Coprinus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Coprinus sterquilinus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Midden Inkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Midden Inkcap
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.

Midden Inkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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