Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Matsutake

Agropsar philippensis compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Agropsar	Tricholoma
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Matsutake
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.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway