Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Fringed dodder

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sturnidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Cuscuta
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway