Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Firewheel

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Firewheel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Trogonidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apaloderma	Gaillardia
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Firewheel
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.

Firewheel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway