héron cendré vs Hainan Gymnure

Ardea cinerea compared with Neohylomys hainanensis

Key Differences

• héron cendré is Least Concern while Hainan Gymnure is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	héron cendré	Hainan Gymnure
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Ardeidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Ardea	Neohylomys
Species	Ardea cinerea	Neohylomys hainanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

héron cendré and Hainan Gymnure share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

héron cendré

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Hainan Gymnure

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	héron cendré	Hainan Gymnure
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	95 cm	—
Average Weight	1.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

héron cendré

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Hainan Gymnure

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.