Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Greater dodder

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Greater 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 europaea

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Greater 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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), 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.