African Openbill vs Pine Needle Split

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Anastomus	Lophodermium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Pine Needle Split
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.

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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