African Openbill vs Tacked Milkcap

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lactarius trivialis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Tacked Milkcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Tacked Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Lactarius
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lactarius trivialis

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Tacked Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Tacked Milkcap
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.

Tacked Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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