Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Oxalis Rust

Agropsar philippensis compared with Puccinia oxalidis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Oxalis Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sturnidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Puccinia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Puccinia oxalidis

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Oxalis Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Oxalis 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.

Oxalis Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.