Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Gall midge

Agropsar philippensis compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sturnidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Agropsar	Contarinia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Gall midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway