African Openbill vs Northern Raphia

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Raphia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.