African Openbill vs Spreading amaranth

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Spreading amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Amaranthus
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Spreading amaranth
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.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, 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.