African Openbill vs Queen sago

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Cycas
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Queen sago
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.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.