Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Prickly Pole

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Trogonidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Bactris
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

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.