African Openbill vs Tumbes round stingray

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Tumbes round stingray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Tumbes round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Anastomus	Urobatis
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Tumbes round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Tumbes round stingray
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.

Tumbes round stingray

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.