Bermuda pigroot vs Panther Chameleon

Sisyrinchium micranthum compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda pigroot	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Iridaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Sisyrinchium	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Sisyrinchium micranthum	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Bermuda pigroot

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda pigroot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Bermuda pigroot

The Bermuda pigroot (Sisyrinchium micranthum) is a species in the genus Sisyrinchium. 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 dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and