Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Wall iris

Agropsar philippensis compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sturnidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Agropsar	Iris
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Wall iris
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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan