Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Sawback skate

Agropsar philippensis compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Sawback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sturnidae	Rajidae
Genus	Agropsar	Leucoraja
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Sawback skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Sawback skate
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.

Sawback skate

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.