Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Giant dodder

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Trogonidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Cuscuta
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Giant dodder
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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and 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.