Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Lesser devilray

Ardea herodias compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Ardeidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ardea	Mobula
Species	Ardea herodias	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Lesser devilray
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).

Lesser devilray

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.