Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Love Apple

Agropsar philippensis compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sturnidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Paris
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan