African Elemi vs Panther Chameleon

Canarium schweinfurthii compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Elemi	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Burseraceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Canarium	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Canarium schweinfurthii	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

African Elemi

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Elemi	Panther Chameleon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	45 cm
Average Weight	—	180 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Elemi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chad and Guinea.

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

African Elemi

The African Elemi (Canarium schweinfurthii) is a species in the genus Canarium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and.