Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Slimy Waxcap

Ardea herodias compared with Gliophorus irrigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Slimy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ardeidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Ardea	Gliophorus
Species	Ardea herodias	Gliophorus irrigatus

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Slimy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Slimy Waxcap
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).

Slimy Waxcap

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.