Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Japanese Water Shrew

Agropsar philippensis compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sturnidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agropsar	Chimarrogale
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.