African Openbill vs

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Postia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Postia lowei

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Postia lowei is a soft, white to cream-colored bracket fungus forming annual, shelf-like fruiting bodies on decaying conifer wood. It inhabits boreal and montane coniferous forests, growing on dead fallen logs and stumps. This brown-rot saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose of conifer wood, leaving characteristic brown cubical rot.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway