African Openbill vs Sapele

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Entandrophragma
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.