Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs False Puffball

Agropsar philippensis compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Aves (Birds)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Sturnidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Reticularia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	False 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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan