Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Rusty Porecrust

Agropsar philippensis compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Sturnidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Fuscoporia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Rusty Porecrust
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.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.