African Openbill vs Toothwort

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Lathraea
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.