Common Myna vs Oriental House Rat

Acridotheres tristis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Common Myna is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Myna	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sturnidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acridotheres	Rattus
Species	Acridotheres tristis	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Myna and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Myna

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Myna	Oriental House Rat
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).

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇿🇦 South Africa