African Openbill vs Small Cow-Wheat

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Melampyrum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Small Cow-Wheat
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.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.