Komodo Dragon vs narceja-de-wilson

Varanus komodoensis compared with Gallinago delicata

Key Differences

Komodo Dragon is Endangered while narceja-de-wilson is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon	narceja-de-wilson
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Aves (ave)
Order	Squamata (Escamados)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)	Gallinago
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Gallinago delicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Komodo Dragon and narceja-de-wilson share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

narceja-de-wilson

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Komodo Dragon	narceja-de-wilson
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.

narceja-de-wilson

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Komodo Dragon

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

narceja-de-wilson

A narceja-de-Wilson (Gallinago delicata) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.