African Openbill vs Orange-legged Robberfly

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Dioctria oelandica

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Orange-legged Robberfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Orange-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Asilidae
Genus	Anastomus	Dioctria
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Dioctria oelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Orange-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Orange-legged Robberfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Orange-legged Robberfly
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.

Orange-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway