Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs New Guinean Quoll

Agropsar philippensis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Sturnidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Agropsar	Dasyurus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.