Dune Cup vs นกกระสานวล

Peziza ammophila compared with Ardea cinerea

Key Differences

Dune Cup is Vulnerable while นกกระสานวล is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Cup	นกกระสานวล
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (นก)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Pelecaniformes (อันดับนกกระทุง)
Family	Pezizaceae	Ardeidae
Genus	Peziza	Ardea
Species	Peziza ammophila	Ardea cinerea

Conservation Status

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

นกกระสานวล

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Cup	นกกระสานวล
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

นกกระสานวล

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.