Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Robust Bracket

Ardea herodias compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Ardeidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Ardea	Fomitiporia
Species	Ardea herodias	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Robust Bracket
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).

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway