African Openbill vs Thrip

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Thripidae
Genus	Anastomus	Hercinothrips
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany