Серогрудый иглохвостый печник vs Komodo Dragon

Synallaxis hypospodia compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

Серогрудый иглохвостый печник is Least Concern while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Серогрудый иглохвостый печник	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)	Squamata (чешуйчатые)
Family	Furnariidae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Synallaxis	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Synallaxis hypospodia	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Серогрудый иглохвостый печник and Komodo Dragon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

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Conservation Status

Серогрудый иглохвостый печник

LC — Least Concern

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Серогрудый иглохвостый печник	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Серогрудый иглохвостый печник

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Серогрудый иглохвостый печник

The cinereous-breasted spinetail (Synallaxis hypospodia) is a small, skulking bird in the family Furnariidae, found in interior South America, primarily across central and southern Brazil extending into eastern Bolivia and potentially adjacent Paraguay. It inhabits dense, tangled undergrowth in dry scrub forest, cerrado, and woodland edge habitats, remaining close to the ground and typically visible only briefly as it moves through thick vegetation. The species has a slender, graduated tail—characteristic of the spinetail group—and gray-washed underparts that give it its name. The cinereous-breasted spinetail is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, though monitoring within its range is limited. Its habitat preference for cerrado and dry woodland is significant, as cerrado is one of the world's most threatened biomes, with less than half of the original vegetation remaining due to agricultural conversion, primarily for soy and cattle production. The species is typically detected by its distinctive song rather than direct sighting, as its secretive behavior makes visual observation difficult. Like other Synallaxis spinetails, it builds a large domed stick nest with a side entrance tunnel, often placed in dense bushes. Any database records associating this species with Norway are data artifacts; its range is entirely within interior South America.