Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Keeled slug

Agropsar philippensis compared with Tandonia kusceri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sturnidae	Milacidae
Genus	Agropsar	Tandonia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Tandonia kusceri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Keeled slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Keeled slug
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.

Keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, and 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.