Rötender Dickfuß vs Graureiher

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Ardea cinerea

Key Differences

Rötender Dickfuß is Data Deficient while Graureiher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rötender Dickfuß	Graureiher
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Ardea
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Ardea cinerea

Conservation Status

Rötender Dickfuß

DD — Data Deficient

Graureiher

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rötender Dickfuß	Graureiher
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rötender Dickfuß

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Graureiher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Rötender Dickfuß

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.