Broadbacked stingaree vs นกกระสานวล

Urolophus expansus compared with Ardea cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadbacked stingaree	นกกระสานวล
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (นก)
Order	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)	Pelecaniformes (อันดับนกกระทุง)
Family	Urolophidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Urolophus	Ardea
Species	Urolophus expansus	Ardea cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadbacked stingaree and นกกระสานวล share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

นกกระสานวล

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadbacked stingaree	นกกระสานวล
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadbacked stingaree

นกกระสานวล

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

นกกระสานวล

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.