héron cendré vs ivyleaf maple

Ardea cinerea compared with Acer cissifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	héron cendré	ivyleaf maple
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ardeidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ardea	Acer
Species	Ardea cinerea	Acer cissifolium

Conservation Status

héron cendré

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

ivyleaf maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	héron cendré	ivyleaf maple
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).

ivyleaf maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium