African Openbill vs water dock

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Rumex
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	water dock
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 dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 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.