African Openbill vs Smaller White-moss

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Leucobryum juniperoideum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Smaller White-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Leucobryum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Leucobryum juniperoideum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Smaller White-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Smaller White-moss
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.

Smaller White-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.