Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Smith's Shrew

Agropsar philippensis compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Smith's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sturnidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agropsar	Chodsigoa
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Chodsigoa smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-cheeked Starling and Smith's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Smith's Shrew
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.

Smith's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.