African Openbill vs Swedish cotoneaster

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cotoneaster suecicus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Swedish cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Swedish cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ciconiidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anastomus	Cotoneaster
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cotoneaster suecicus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Swedish cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Swedish cotoneaster
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.

Swedish cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

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