Asian Glossy Starling vs Elephant Apple

Aplonis panayensis compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Glossy Starling	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Sturnidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Dillenia
Species	Aplonis panayensis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Asian Glossy Starling

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Glossy Starling	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Glossy Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Asian Glossy Starling

The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.