utriculaire cornue vs Komodo Dragon

Utricularia cornuta compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

utriculaire cornue is Least Concern while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	utriculaire cornue	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Lentibulariaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Utricularia	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Utricularia cornuta	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

utriculaire cornue

LC — Least Concern

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

utriculaire cornue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, and United States.

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.