Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Variable Chafer

Ardea herodias compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ardeidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Ardea	Gnorimus
Species	Ardea herodias	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Variable Chafer
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).

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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