Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Plum pine

Ardea herodias compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Ardeidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Ardea	Podocarpus
Species	Ardea herodias	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Plum pine
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).

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in 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.