vs Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Diderma simplex compared with Ardea herodias

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Didymiaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Diderma	Ardea
Species	Diderma simplex	Ardea herodias

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States