Cuchara de El Cabo vs Komodo Dragon

Spatula smithii compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Cuchara de El Cabo is Least Concern while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuchara de El Cabo	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Anatidae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Spatula	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Spatula smithii	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuchara de El Cabo and Komodo Dragon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Vista Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Cuchara de El Cabo

LC — Least Concern

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuchara de El Cabo	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuchara de El Cabo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Cuchara de El Cabo

The Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) is a species in the genus Spatula. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.