Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Silky Piggyback

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trogonidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Asterophora
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.