African Openbill vs Onion Earthball

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Anastomus	Scleroderma
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway