African Openbill vs Fringed dodder

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• African Openbill is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Aves (새)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Ciconiiformes (황새목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Ciconiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anastomus	Cuscuta
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Fringed 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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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