Komodo Dragon vs Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort

Varanus komodoensis compared with Hydrocotyle umbellata

Key Differences

• Komodo Dragon is Endangered while Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon	Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)	Araliaceae
Genus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)	Hydrocotyle
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Hydrocotyle umbellata

Conservation Status

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Komodo Dragon	Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	30 years	—
Average Length	2.6 m	—
Average Weight	70.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Many-Flowered Marsh Pennywort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Cuba, and Thailand.

Komodo Dragon

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