Champak vs Panther Chameleon

Magnolia champaca compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Champak	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Magnoliaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Magnolia	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Magnolia champaca	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Champak

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Champak

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 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Champak

The Champak (Magnolia champaca) is a species in the genus Magnolia. 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 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo

Panther Chameleon

The panther chameleon is native to Madagascar and is one of the most colorful reptiles. Males display vivid colors.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇬 Madagascar