アオサギ vs hooked-pepperwort

Ardea cinerea compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• アオサギ is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	アオサギ	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (鳥類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Pelecaniformes (ペリカン目)	Salviniales (水生シダ類)
Family	Ardeidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Ardea	Marsilea
Species	Ardea cinerea	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

アオサギ

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	アオサギ	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	95 cm	—
Average Weight	1.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

アオサギ

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

アオサギ

最大1メートルの高さに達する大型の優美な渉禽類であるアオサギは、ヨーロッパ、アジア、アフリカ全域の湿地、川、湖、沿岸地域に生息します。忍耐強い単独の狩猟者で、長時間静止した後、稲妻のような素早いダガーのような嘴の一撃で魚、カエル、小型哺乳類を捕らえます。サギのコロニーと呼ばれる集団繁殖地で高い木に群れを作って繁殖し、時に他のコロニー性水鳥と共生します。世界的に広く分布しており、軽度懸念種です。