Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Elegant Polypore

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sturnidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Cerioporus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Elegant Polypore
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.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.