African Openbill vs Narrow swordfern

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Nephrolepis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, 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.