Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk vs Komodo Dragon

Erythrotriorchis buergersi compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk is Data Deficient while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Erythrotriorchis	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Erythrotriorchis buergersi	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk and Komodo Dragon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

DD — Data Deficient

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

The Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi) is a species in the genus Erythrotriorchis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.