Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Meadow Waxcap

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Agropsar	Cuphophyllus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Meadow Waxcap
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.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.