Komodo Dragon vs millers water shrew, southern water shrew

Varanus komodoensis compared with Neomys anomalus

Key Differences

• Komodo Dragon is Endangered while millers water shrew, southern water shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Komodo Dragon	millers water shrew, southern water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Squamata (อันดับกิ้งก่าและงู)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)	Soricidae
Genus	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)	Neomys
Species	Varanus komodoensis	Neomys anomalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Komodo Dragon and millers water shrew, southern water shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

millers water shrew, southern water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Komodo Dragon	millers water shrew, southern water shrew
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.

millers water shrew, southern water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Komodo Dragon

The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard. It is found only on a few Indonesian islands.