Elbowpatch Crust vs Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Ardea herodias

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Ardea
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Ardea herodias

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 (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.