Box-Leaf Holly vs Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Ilex crenata compared with Ardea herodias

Key Differences

• Box-Leaf Holly is Not Evaluated while Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-Leaf Holly	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Ilex	Ardea
Species	Ilex crenata	Ardea herodias

Conservation Status

Box-Leaf Holly

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-Leaf Holly	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-Leaf Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Box-Leaf Holly

The Box-leaf holly (Ilex crenata) is a species in the genus Ilex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United States.

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron (Ardea herodias) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States