Gemeine Akelei vs Komodo Dragon

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Squamata (Schuppenkriechtiere)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Aquilegia	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.