African Openbill vs rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Galium tricornutum

Key Differences

African Openbill is Least Concern while rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Galium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Galium tricornutum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
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.

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically 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.