Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Curtis'S Puffball

Agropsar philippensis compared with Lycoperdon curtisii

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Curtis'S Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Lycoperdon
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Lycoperdon curtisii

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Curtis'S Puffball
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.

Curtis'S Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.