African Openbill vs silk-floss tree

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Ceiba
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	silk-floss tree
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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.