Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Flaming Scalycap

Agropsar philippensis compared with Pholiota flammans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Flaming Scalycap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Pholiota
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Pholiota flammans

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Flaming Scalycap
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.

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.