Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Plaster beetle

Agropsar philippensis compared with Cartodere constricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sturnidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Agropsar	Cartodere
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Cartodere constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Plaster beetle
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.

Plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan