Heidelbeer-Nacktbasidie vs Graureiher

Exobasidium myrtilli compared with Ardea cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heidelbeer-Nacktbasidie	Graureiher
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Exobasidiales (Nacktbasidienartige)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Ardea
Species	Exobasidium myrtilli	Ardea cinerea

Conservation Status

Heidelbeer-Nacktbasidie

LC — Least Concern

Graureiher

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heidelbeer-Nacktbasidie	Graureiher
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heidelbeer-Nacktbasidie

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Graureiher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Heidelbeer-Nacktbasidie

The Blaeberry Redleaf (Exobasidium myrtilli) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Graureiher

A large, elegant wading bird reaching up to 1 meter in height, gray herons inhabit wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Patient, solitary hunters, they stand motionless for long periods before striking fish, frogs, and small mammals with lightning-fast dagger bill strikes. They nest colonially in tall trees in rookeries called heronries, sometimes shared with other colonial waterbirds. Widely distributed and of Least Concern globally.