African Openbill vs Warehouse pirate bug

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Xylocoris flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Warehouse pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Ciconiidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Anastomus	Xylocoris
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Xylocoris flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Warehouse pirate bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Warehouse pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Warehouse pirate bug
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.

Warehouse pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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