Bel Indien vs Panther Chameleon

Aegle marmelos compared with Furcifer pardalis

Key Differences

Bel Indien is Near Threatened while Panther Chameleon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bel Indien	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Rutaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Aegle	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Aegle marmelos	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Bel Indien

NT — Near Threatened

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bel Indien	Panther Chameleon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	45 cm
Average Weight	—	180 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bel Indien

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Bel Indien

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.