vs Komodo Dragon

Echinostelium paucifilum compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Komodo Dragon
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Myxomycetes (黏菌纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Echinosteliales (刺轴菌目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Echinosteliaceae	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Echinostelium	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Echinostelium paucifilum	Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

少线刺菌（Echinostelium paucifilum）是一种微小的黏菌，所产生的孢囊是黏菌纲中最小的之一。它生长于世界各地森林中潮湿、隐蔽微生境内的腐烂植物材料和树皮上。种名"paucifilum"意指其孢囊内线状结构（毛绒丝）数量极少，这是这一微小生物的显著特征。

Komodo Dragon

科莫多巨蜥（Varanus komodoensis）是现存最大的蜥蜴，仅分布于印度尼西亚的少数岛屿。