Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Slippery Jack

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Trogonidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Suillus
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.