Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Flat Crep

Agropsar philippensis compared with Crepidotus applanatus

Key Differences

Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Flat Crep is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Flat Crep
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Crepidotus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Crepidotus applanatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Flat Crep

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Flat Crep
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.

Flat Crep

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.