Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Cutworm

Agropsar philippensis compared with Spodoptera litura

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Cutworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Cutworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sturnidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Agropsar	Spodoptera
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Spodoptera litura

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Cutworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Cutworm
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.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan