Crested Myna vs Goa-bean

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Crested Myna is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Myna	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sturnidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Psophocarpus
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Myna	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.