Fragrant manjack vs Panther Chameleon

Cordia dichotoma compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant manjack	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Cordiaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Cordia	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Cordia dichotoma	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Fragrant manjack

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant manjack

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Mauritius), Asia (Iraq, Maldives, Taiwan), and North America (United States).

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Panther Chameleon

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