Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Toad's Ear

Ardea herodias compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ardeidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Ardea	Otidea
Species	Ardea herodias	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Toad's Ear
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).

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.