Brown-winged Starling vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Aplonis grandis compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Brown-winged Starling is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-winged Starling	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Sturnidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Hydnum
Species	Aplonis grandis	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Brown-winged Starling

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-winged Starling	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway