Baby’s Tears vs Bank Myna

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Acridotheres ginginianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baby’s Tears	Bank Myna
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Linderniaceae	Sturnidae
Genus	Lindernia	Acridotheres
Species	Lindernia rotundifolia	Acridotheres ginginianus

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Bank Myna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baby’s Tears	Bank Myna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Bank Myna

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (6 countries) and Europe (6 countries).

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Bank Myna

Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan