African Openbill vs Red ash

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ciconiidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Alphitonia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and 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.