Komodo Dragon vs pato-de-bico-amarelo

Varanus komodoensis compared with Anas undulata

Key Differences

Komodo Dragon is Endangered while pato-de-bico-amarelo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon	pato-de-bico-amarelo
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)	Anas
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Anas undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Komodo Dragon and pato-de-bico-amarelo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

pato-de-bico-amarelo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Komodo Dragon	pato-de-bico-amarelo
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.

pato-de-bico-amarelo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Komodo Dragon

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

pato-de-bico-amarelo

O pato-de-bico-amarelo (Anas undulata) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.