African Openbill vs Thread Weed

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Ulva
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.