American Flamingo vs Veiled Chameleon

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Chamaeleo calyptratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Veiled Chameleon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Chamaeleo calyptratus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Flamingo and Veiled Chameleon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Veiled Chameleon
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	50 cm
Average Weight	—	200 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Flamingo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Veiled Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

American Flamingo

The most vibrantly colored flamingo species, American flamingos display brilliant scarlet-pink plumage from the carotenoid pigments in their crustacean diet. Found in Caribbean coastal lagoons, salt pans, and mangrove swamps from the Bahamas and Florida through Central America and the Galapagos. Highly gregarious, they nest in huge colonies on mudflat mounds. Their distinctive deep pink color is used to signal health and reproductive quality to potential mates.

Veiled Chameleon

The veiled chameleon is a large chameleon species native to Yemen and Saudi Arabia. They are popular as exotic pets.