Black-winged Starling vs Floating Fern

Acridotheres melanopterus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black-winged Starling is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Starling	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sturnidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Salvinia
Species	Acridotheres melanopterus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black-winged Starling

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Starling	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Black-winged Starling

The Black-winged Starling (Acridotheres melanopterus) is a species in the genus Acridotheres. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway