Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Meadowsweet Rust

Agropsar philippensis compared with Triphragmium ulmariae

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Meadowsweet Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Meadowsweet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sturnidae	Raveneliaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Triphragmium
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Triphragmium ulmariae

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Meadowsweet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Meadowsweet Rust
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.

Meadowsweet Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan