African Openbill vs Weeping Paperbark

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Melaleuca leucadendra

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Weeping Paperbark is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Weeping Paperbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Melaleuca
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Melaleuca leucadendra

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Paperbark

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Weeping Paperbark
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.

Weeping Paperbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (India, Laos), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.