Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs hop dodder

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	hop 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 lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	hop 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.

hop dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.