Panther Chameleon vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Furcifer pardalis compared with Dorocordulia libera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panther Chameleon	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Squamata (Escamados)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)	Corduliidae
Genus	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)	Dorocordulia
Species	Furcifer pardalis	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Panther Chameleon and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panther Chameleon	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	5 years	—
Average Length	45 cm	—
Average Weight	180 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Panther Chameleon

O camaleão-pantera (Furcifer pardalis) e nativo de Madagascar e um dos répteis mais coloridos. Os machos exibem cores vívidas e chamativas. E uma espécie popular no comércio de animais exóticos de estimação, embora sua coleta esteja sujeita a regulamentos internacionais de conservação.