Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Orange Mycena

Ardea herodias compared with Mycena leaiana

Key Differences

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern while Orange Mycena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Orange Mycena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ardeidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Ardea	Mycena
Species	Ardea herodias	Mycena leaiana

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Orange Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Orange Mycena
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).

Orange Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

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.