Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Pine Crust

Ardea herodias compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Ardeidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Ardea	Peniophora
Species	Ardea herodias	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Pine Crust
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).

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.