Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Dwarf Puffball

Agropsar philippensis compared with Lycoperdon dermoxanthum

Key Differences

Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Dwarf 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 dermoxanthum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Dwarf 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.

Dwarf Puffball

Habitat

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

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.