Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Light Red Meranti

Agropsar philippensis compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sturnidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Shorea
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.