Bare-cheeked Trogon vs Spotted Thistle

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Trogonidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apaloderma	Scolymus
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Spotted Thistle
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.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.