Bare-cheeked Trogon vs White Star Apple

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Bare-cheeked Trogon is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-cheeked Trogon	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Trogonidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Apaloderma	Gambeya
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Bare-cheeked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-cheeked Trogon	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.