Psephellus Cronquista vs Komodo Dragon

Psephellus cronquistii compared with Varanus komodoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Psephellus Cronquista	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Squamata (чешуйчатые)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Psephellus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Psephellus cronquistii	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

Psephellus Cronquista

EN — Endangered

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Psephellus Cronquista	Komodo Dragon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	2.6 m
Average Weight	—	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Psephellus Cronquista

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.