African Openbill vs North American least shrew

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ciconiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Anastomus	Cryptotis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	North American least shrew
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.

North American least shrew

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.