African Openbill vs Waved Silk-moss

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Plagiothecium
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Waved Silk-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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.