African Openbill vs Scaly Francolin

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Pternistis squamatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Scaly Francolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Anastomus	Pternistis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Pternistis squamatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Scaly Francolin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Francolin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Scaly Francolin
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.

Scaly Francolin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway