vs Komodo Dragon

Desulfurococcus mucosus compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thermoproteia	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Sulfolobales (Sulfolobales)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Desulfurococcaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Desulfurococcus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Desulfurococcus mucosus	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Desulfurococcus mucosus é uma archaea hipertermofílica da família Desulfurococcaceae, que prospera em ambientes quentes e anaeróbicos como fontes termais e fontes hidrotermais a temperaturas acima de 80 °C. É um anaeróbio obrigatório que reduz enxofre como aceptor de elétrons durante o metabolismo. A superfície celular é coberta por uma camada S característica semelhante a muco que lhe confere o nome da espécie.