African Openbill vs Pigeon Flea

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Anastomus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Pigeon Flea
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.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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