African Openbill vs Tree-hole tick

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Ciconiidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anastomus	Ixodes
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Tree-hole tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Tree-hole tick
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.

Tree-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway