African Openbill vs Round whip ray

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Maculabatis pastinacoides

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Round whip ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Round whip ray
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	Maculabatis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Maculabatis pastinacoides

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Round whip ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Round whip ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Round whip ray
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.

Round whip ray

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.