Komodo Dragon vs

Varanus komodoensis compared with Sistotrema pistilliferum

Key Differences

• Komodo Dragon is Endangered while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Squamata (Escamados)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)	Sistotrema
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Sistotrema pistilliferum

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Komodo Dragon

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

Sistotrema pistilliferum e um basidiomiceto corticiode que forma crostas resupinadas finas, brancas a cor de creme ceroso, em madeira em decomposicao. Habita florestas temperadas e boreais, crescendo em troncos caidos e ramos de arvores de madeira dura e coniferas. Este fungo saprotrofico decompoe material lenoso morto atraves de processos enzimaticos de podridao branca.