Серая цапля vs large-seed dodder

Ardea cinerea compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Серая цапля is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Серая цапля	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (пеликанообразные)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Ardeidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ardea	Cuscuta
Species	Ardea cinerea	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Серая цапля

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Серая цапля	large-seed dodder
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	95 cm	—
Average Weight	1.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Серая цапля

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

Серая цапля

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.