Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Tuberous Polypore

Agropsar philippensis compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sturnidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Polyporus
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Tuberous Polypore
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.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.