Crested Myna vs sun shell

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Myna	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Sturnidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acridotheres	Astraea
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Myna and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Myna	sun shell
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).

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.