Crested Myna vs Lesser Scalewort

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Myna	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sturnidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Frullania
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Myna	Lesser Scalewort
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).

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.