Heiliger Ibis vs Stachelibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus compared with Threskiornis spinicollis

Key Differences

• Heiliger Ibis is Not Evaluated while Stachelibis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heiliger Ibis	Stachelibis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order same	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family same	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornithidae
Genus same	Threskiornis	Threskiornis
Species	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Threskiornis spinicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Heiliger Ibis and Stachelibis share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Threskiornis.

Conservation Status

Heiliger Ibis

NE — Not Evaluated

Stachelibis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heiliger Ibis	Stachelibis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heiliger Ibis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (14 countries).

Stachelibis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Heiliger Ibis

African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Stachelibis

Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom