Celery Late Blight vs Komodo Dragon

Septoria apiicola compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

• Celery Late Blight is Not Evaluated while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celery Late Blight	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Mycosphaerellaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Septoria	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Septoria apiicola	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Celery Late Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celery Late Blight	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Celery Late Blight

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Komodo Dragon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Indonesia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Celery Late Blight

The Celery Late Blight (Septoria apiicola) is a species in the genus Septoria. Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Komodo Dragon

The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard. It is found only on a few Indonesian islands.