Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Mérida Nightshade

Agropsar philippensis compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sturnidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Solanum
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Mérida Nightshade
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.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.