vs Komodo Dragon

Hyphoderma orphanellum compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

is Near Threatened while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Hyphoderma orphanellum	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Hyphoderma orphanellumはタマチョレイタケ科（Polyporaceae）の皮革菌類で、準絶滅危惧（NT）と評価されている。成熟または老齢林環境の広葉樹の枯れ木上に薄い復着子実体を形成する。準絶滅危惧の状態は枯れ木の除去と老齢林の撹乱に対する感受性を反映している。