African Openbill vs Short Pipe-Wort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ciconiidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Eriocaulon
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Short Pipe-Wort
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.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.