Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Duck Flea

Agropsar philippensis compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Sturnidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Agropsar	Ceratophyllus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway