African Openbill vs Slender Parasol

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ciconiidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anastomus	Macrolepiota
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Slender Parasol
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.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway