Apple Snail vs Bare-cheeked Trogon

Pomacea glauca compared with Apaloderma aequatoriale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Snail	Bare-cheeked Trogon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)
Family	Ampullariidae	Trogonidae
Genus	Pomacea	Apaloderma
Species	Pomacea glauca	Apaloderma aequatoriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Snail and Bare-cheeked Trogon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Apple Snail

LC — Least Concern

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Snail	Bare-cheeked Trogon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Snail

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 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominican Republic, Norway, and Venezuela.

Bare-cheeked Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Apple Snail

The Apple Snail (Pomacea glauca) is a species in the genus Pomacea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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 4 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.

Bare-cheeked Trogon

The Bare-cheeked Trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale) is a species in the genus Apaloderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.