Chestnut-cheeked Starling vs Wheat smut

Agropsar philippensis compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

Chestnut-cheeked Starling is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Sturnidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Agropsar	Tilletia
Species	Agropsar philippensis	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Chestnut-cheeked Starling

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-cheeked Starling	Wheat 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.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (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.