Common Myna vs Jungle Myna

Acridotheres tristis compared with Acridotheres fuscus

Key Differences

• Common Myna is Not Evaluated while Jungle Myna is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Myna	Jungle Myna
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Aves (पक्षी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order same	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)	Passeriformes (पासरीफ़ोर्मीज़)
Family same	Sturnidae	Sturnidae
Genus same	Acridotheres	Acridotheres
Species	Acridotheres tristis	Acridotheres fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Myna and Jungle Myna share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acridotheres.

Conservation Status

Common Myna

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Myna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Myna	Jungle Myna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Myna

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries).

Jungle Myna

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).

Common Myna

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Jungle Myna

Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates