Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Agropsar philippensis compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sturnidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Urocystis
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.