African Openbill vs Tutsan Rust

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Melampsora hypericorum

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Tutsan Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Tutsan Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Anastomus	Melampsora
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Melampsora hypericorum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Tutsan Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Tutsan Rust
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.

Tutsan Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway