African Openbill vs Stinking Earthfan

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Anastomus	Thelephora
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.