Walzensporiger Fälbling vs Komodo Dragon

Hebeloma cylindrosporum compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Walzensporiger Fälbling is Data Deficient while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Walzensporiger Fälbling	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Squamata (Schuppenkriechtiere)
Family	Hymenogastraceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Hebeloma	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Hebeloma cylindrosporum	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Walzensporiger Fälbling

DD — Data Deficient

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Walzensporiger Fälbling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Walzensporiger Fälbling

Hebeloma cylindrosporum is an agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It forms ectomycorrhizal associations with conifers and has been widely used in laboratory studies of mycorrhizal physiology. Limited field occurrence data make a precise conservation assessment difficult.