African Openbill vs Rye Ergot

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Claviceps
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Rye Ergot
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.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway