Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Deceiving Bovist

Agropsar philippensis compared with Bovista aestivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Deceiving Bovist
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	Bovista
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Bovista aestivalis

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Deceiving Bovist

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Deceiving Bovist
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.

Deceiving Bovist

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.