Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Deer Mushroom

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Pluteus cervinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Deer Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trogonidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Pluteus
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Pluteus cervinus

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Deer Mushroom
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.

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.