Bar-tailed Trogon vs Orange Waxcap

Apaloderma vittatum compared with Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Key Differences

• Bar-tailed Trogon is Least Concern while Orange Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-tailed Trogon	Orange Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trogonidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Hygrocybe
Species	Apaloderma vittatum	Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Conservation Status

Bar-tailed Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-tailed Trogon	Orange Waxcap
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.

Orange Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway