Asian Openbill vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Anastomus oscitans compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian Openbill Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Ciconiidae Onagraceae
Genus Anastomus Ludwigia
Species Anastomus oscitans Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Asian Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian Openbill Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Asian Openbill

The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) 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. Found in Norway.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

No description available.

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