Crested Myna vs Scottish false asphodel

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Myna	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sturnidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Tofieldia
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Myna	Scottish false asphodel
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).

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.