Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs iguana hackberry

Ardea herodias compared with Celtis iguanaea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	iguana hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ardeidae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Ardea	Celtis
Species	Ardea herodias	Celtis iguanaea

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

iguana hackberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	iguana hackberry
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).

iguana hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.