African Openbill vs serpent cactus

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Peniocereus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	serpent cactus
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.

serpent cactus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.

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.