African Openbill vs spring-sedge

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Carex caryophyllea

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while spring-sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	spring-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Carex
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Carex caryophyllea

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

spring-sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	spring-sedge
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.

spring-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway