glanville fritellary vs Komodo Dragon

Melitaea cinxia compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

• glanville fritellary is Critically Endangered while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	glanville fritellary	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Melitaea	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Melitaea cinxia	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

glanville fritellary and Komodo Dragon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

glanville fritellary

CR — Critically Endangered

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

glanville fritellary

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

glanville fritellary

グランビルヒョウモン（Melitaea cinxia）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧IA類（CR）に分類される。深刻な個体数の減少と生息地の喪失により、野生での絶滅リスクが非常に高い状態にある。

Komodo Dragon

コモドオオトカゲ（Varanus komodoensis）は現存する最大のトカゲである。インドネシアのいくつかの島にのみ生息している。