African Openbill vs Tan Ear

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Otidea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Tan Ear
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.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.