Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Rounded Earthstar

Agropsar philippensis compared with Geastrum saccatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Rounded Earthstar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Rounded Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Sturnidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Agropsar	Geastrum
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Geastrum saccatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Rounded Earthstar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Rounded Earthstar
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.

Rounded Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway