Серая цапля vs

Ardea cinerea compared with Trichoderma leucopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Серая цапля
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Sordariomycetes (сордариомицеты)
Order	Pelecaniformes (пеликанообразные)	Hypocreales (гипокрейные)
Family	Ardeidae	Hypocreaceae
Genus	Ardea	Trichoderma
Species	Ardea cinerea	Trichoderma leucopus

Conservation Status

Серая цапля

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Серая цапля
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden