Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Crab Apple

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Malus sylvestris

Key Differences

Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Crab Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Crab Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Trogonidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Apaloderma	Malus
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Malus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Crab Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-cheeked Trogon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Crab Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.