Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Leopard Earthball

Agropsar philippensis compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sturnidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Agropsar	Scleroderma
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.