Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Taiga tick

Agropsar philippensis compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Sturnidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Agropsar	Ixodes
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan