Japanese netvein hollyfern vs Komodo Dragon

Cyrtomium falcatum compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Japanese netvein hollyfern is Not Evaluated while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese netvein hollyfern	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Cyrtomium	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Cyrtomium falcatum	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Japanese netvein hollyfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese netvein hollyfern	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.