Bar-tailed Trogon vs

Apaloderma vittatum compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bar-tailed Trogon
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Aves (Birds) Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes) Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family Trogonidae Exobasidiaceae
Genus Apaloderma Exobasidium
Species Apaloderma vittatum Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Bar-tailed Trogon

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bar-tailed Trogon
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-tailed Trogon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Bar-tailed Trogon

The Bar-tailed Trogon (Apaloderma vittatum) 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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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