Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Fire ant

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Trogonidae	Formicidae
Genus	Apaloderma	Solenopsis
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Fire ant
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.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.