Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Mountain Aster

Agropsar philippensis compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sturnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agropsar	Oclemena
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.