Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Crested Myna

Partula faba compared with Acridotheres cristatellus

Key Differences

  • Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Crested Myna is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Captain Cook's Bean Snail Crested Myna
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Aves (Birds)
Order Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family Partulidae Sturnidae
Genus Partula Acridotheres
Species Partula faba Acridotheres cristatellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Crested Myna share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Captain Cook's Bean Snail Crested Myna
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Crested Myna

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Crested Myna

Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 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.

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