African Openbill vs Yellow Dodder

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Ciconiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Cuscuta
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway