Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Pear Scab

Agropsar philippensis compared with Venturia pyrina

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Pear Scab is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pear Scab
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sturnidae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Agropsar	Venturia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Venturia pyrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Pear Scab share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Pear Scab

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pear Scab
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.

Pear Scab

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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