African Openbill vs Rough-Tailed

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Anastomus	Bathytoshia
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Rough-Tailed
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-Tailed

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.