Common Myna vs Malayan civet

Acridotheres tristis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Common Myna is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Myna	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sturnidae	Viverridae
Genus	Acridotheres	Viverra
Species	Acridotheres tristis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Myna and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Myna

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Myna	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Myna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Myna

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.