Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Mountain yam

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Trogonidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Dioscorea
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.