African Openbill vs Needle Bush

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Hakea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Needle Bush
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.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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