African Openbill vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ciconiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anastomus	Centaurea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.