Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Slender Parasol

Agropsar philippensis compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sturnidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Agropsar	Macrolepiota
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Slender Parasol
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.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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