African Openbill vs Soursop

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Annona muricata

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Soursop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Annona
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Annona muricata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Soursop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Soursop
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.

Soursop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.