bico-aberto vs Chinese giant salamander

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Andrias davidianus

Key Differences

• bico-aberto is Least Concern while Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bico-aberto	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Amphibia (Anfíbios)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Caudata (caudados)
Family	Ciconiidae	Cryptobranchidae
Genus	Anastomus	Andrias
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Andrias davidianus

Evolutionary Relationship

bico-aberto and Chinese giant salamander share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

bico-aberto

LC — Least Concern

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bico-aberto	Chinese giant salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bico-aberto

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

bico-aberto

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.

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.