Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Salento Iris

Agropsar philippensis compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sturnidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Agropsar	Iris
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.