African Openbill vs Tiny Earthstar

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Anastomus	Geastrum
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Tiny Earthstar
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.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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