African Openbill vs variable forklet moss

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Dicranella
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	variable forklet moss
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.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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