Brown-winged Starling vs Powder-Scale Pholiota

Aplonis grandis compared with Flammulaster erinaceellus

Key Differences

• Brown-winged Starling is Least Concern while Powder-Scale Pholiota is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Tubariaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Flammulaster
Species	Aplonis grandis	Flammulaster erinaceellus

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Powder-Scale Pholiota

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Powder-Scale Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Brown-winged Starling

The Brown-winged Starling (Aplonis grandis) 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.