Komodo Dragon vs Cisne-vulgar

Varanus komodoensis compared with Cygnus olor

Key Differences

• Komodo Dragon is Endangered while Cisne-vulgar is Near Threatened.
• Komodo Dragon is carnivore while Cisne-vulgar is herbivore.
• Komodo Dragon is 5.8x heavier than Cisne-vulgar.
• Komodo Dragon lives longer (30 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon	Cisne-vulgar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Aves (ave)
Order	Squamata (Escamados)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)	Anatidae
Genus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)	Cygnus
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Cygnus olor

Evolutionary Relationship

Komodo Dragon and Cisne-vulgar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Cisne-vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Komodo Dragon	Cisne-vulgar
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	30 years	20 years
Average Length	2.6 m	1.5 m
Average Weight	70.0 kg	12.0 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.

Cisne-vulgar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 8 distinct biome types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia, Peru). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Komodo Dragon

O dragão-de-komodo é o maior lagarto vivo. É encontrado apenas em algumas ilhas indonésias.

Cisne-vulgar

O cisne-mudo e o cisne mais comumente encontrado no mundo e uma das maiores aves voadoras, pesando ate 15 kg, habitando lagos, rios e baias costeiras na Europa e Asia, com populacoes introduzidas amplamente distribuidas na America do Norte e Australia. Apesar de seu nome, os cisnes-mudos produzem uma variedade de sons como assovios, grunhidos e assovios de asa. Os machos defendem territorialmente suas areas e sao capazes de ferir pessoas e afogar caes com poderosas batidas de asa.