African Openbill vs Thrips

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Aeolothrips melaleucus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Aeolothripidae
Genus	Anastomus	Aeolothrips
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Aeolothrips melaleucus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway