Asiatic elephant vs Komodo Dragon

Elephas maximus compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic elephant is herbivore while Komodo Dragon is carnivore.
• Asiatic elephant is 57.1x heavier than Komodo Dragon.
• Asiatic elephant lives longer (60 years vs 30 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Proboscidea (장비목)	Squamata (뱀목)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Elephas maximus	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and Komodo Dragon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)

Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Komodo Dragon
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	60 years	30 years
Average Length	5.5 m	2.6 m
Average Weight	4.0 t	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic elephant

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 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as 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.

Asiatic elephant

아시아코끼리(Elephas maximus)는 인도에서 인도네시아에 이르는 남아시아 및 동남아시아의 삼림과 초원에 서식하며, 더 작은 귀와 둥근 등, 코끝의 돌기 1개가 아프리카코끼리와 구별되는 특징입니다. 수천 년간 종교 의식과 노동에 활용되어 아시아 문화와 깊이 얽혀 있으나, 야생 개체 수가 5만 마리 미만으로 위기(EN) 종에 해당합니다.

Komodo Dragon

코모도왕도마뱀(Varanus komodoensis)은 현존하는 가장 큰 도마뱀이다. 인도네시아의 몇몇 섬에서만 서식한다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇮🇩 Indonesia