Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Hill Soldier

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Hill Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Trogonidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Apaloderma	Oxycera
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Oxycera pardalina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Hill Soldier
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.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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