Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs

Ardea herodias compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Key Differences

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Ardeidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Ardea	Hyphoderma
Species	Ardea herodias	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.