African Openbill vs White Star Apple

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Gambeya
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.