Flea-frog vs héron cendré

Brachycephalus didactylus compared with Ardea cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flea-frog	héron cendré
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Brachycephalidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Brachycephalus	Ardea
Species	Brachycephalus didactylus	Ardea cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Flea-frog and héron cendré share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flea-frog

LC — Least Concern

héron cendré

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flea-frog	héron cendré
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flea-frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

héron cendré

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

héron cendré

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.