African Openbill vs Spiral Tarcrust

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Eutypa spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Spiral Tarcrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Eutypa
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Eutypa spinosa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Tarcrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Spiral Tarcrust
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.

Spiral Tarcrust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.