Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Mountain Clouded Yellow

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Colias phicomone

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Mountain Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Trogonidae	Pieridae
Genus	Apaloderma	Colias
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Colias phicomone

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-cheeked Trogon and Mountain Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Mountain Clouded Yellow
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.

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.