Komodo Dragon vs

Varanus komodoensis compared with Porpidia flavicunda

Key Differences

• Komodo Dragon is Endangered while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Squamata (Escamados)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)	Porpidia
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Porpidia flavicunda

Conservation Status

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

DD — Data Deficient

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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Komodo Dragon

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

Porpidia flavicunda e um liquen crustoso com um talo areolado palido amarelado a cinza-esverdeado portando apotecios lecideinos escuros em rocha siliciosa. Habita faces de rocha expostas e acidas, rochedos e muros de pedra em ambientes temperados e montanos. Este liquen erosiona lentamente seu substrato mineral e contribui para a colonizacao de superficies rochosas.