Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Pine Crust

Agropsar philippensis compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sturnidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Agropsar	Peniophora
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Pine Crust
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.

Pine Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.