héron cendré vs Puddle Frog

Ardea cinerea compared with Occidozyga sumatrana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	héron cendré	Puddle Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Anura (anoures)
Family	Ardeidae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Ardea	Occidozyga
Species	Ardea cinerea	Occidozyga sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

héron cendré

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Puddle Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	héron cendré	Puddle Frog
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).

Puddle Frog

Habitat

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

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.