Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Violet Smut

Agropsar philippensis compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sturnidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Urocystis
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Violet Smut
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.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.