Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Ruby Bolete

Ardea herodias compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Ardeidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Ardea	Hortiboletus
Species	Ardea herodias	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Ruby Bolete
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).

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.