African Openbill vs Peppered maskray

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Neotrygon picta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Peppered maskray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Anastomus	Neotrygon
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Neotrygon picta

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Peppered maskray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Peppered maskray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Peppered maskray
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.

Peppered maskray

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.