Cook's Holly vs Crested Myna

Ilex cookii compared with Acridotheres cristatellus

Key Differences

• Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered while Crested Myna is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cook's Holly	Crested Myna
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Sturnidae
Genus	Ilex	Acridotheres
Species	Ilex cookii	Acridotheres cristatellus

Conservation Status

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cook's Holly	Crested Myna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cook's Holly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

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.