Crested Myna vs Water spangles

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Crested Myna is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Myna	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sturnidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acridotheres	Salvinia
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Crested Myna

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Myna	Water spangles
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).

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.