hay-scent buckler fern vs Komodo Dragon

Dryopteris aemula compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

hay-scent buckler fern is Not Evaluated while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hay-scent buckler fern	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Dryopteris	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Dryopteris aemula	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

hay-scent buckler fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hay-scent buckler fern	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

hay-scent buckler fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.