African Openbill vs Water Chickweed

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Stellaria
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and 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