Java-bean vs Komodo Dragon

Senna obtusifolia compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Java-bean is Least Concern while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java-bean	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Fabaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Senna	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Senna obtusifolia	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.