Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Ivy Leaf Split

Ardea herodias compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Ardeidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Ardea	Lophodermium
Species	Ardea herodias	Lophodermium hedericola

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Ivy Leaf Split
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).

Ivy Leaf Split

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.