Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Northern Emerald

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Trogonidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Apaloderma	Somatochlora
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway