African Openbill vs Thick-billed Murre

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Uria lomvia

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Thick-billed Murre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Thick-billed Murre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Alcidae
Genus	Anastomus	Uria
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Uria lomvia

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Thick-billed Murre share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Thick-billed Murre
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.

Thick-billed Murre

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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