Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Cramp Balls

Agropsar philippensis compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Sturnidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Daldinia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Cramp Balls
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

The Chestnut-cheeked Starling (Agropsar philippensis) is a species in the genus Agropsar. 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan