vs Komodo Dragon

Biscogniauxia repanda compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

is Vulnerable while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Biscogniauxia repanda	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Biscogniauxia repanda é um fungo pirenomiceto que produz estromas planos, em forma de crosta, com peritecias encaixadas na casca de madeira dura morta. Habita florestas temperadas e mediterrâneas, crescendo em ramos e caules mortos de carvalho, castanheiro e outras árvores de madeira dura. Este ascomiceto saprofítico decompõe madeira dura morta e coloniza árvores estressadas ou danificadas.