vs Komodo Dragon

Entoloma cruentatum compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

  • is Vulnerable while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Komodo Dragon
Kingdom Fungi (真菌界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Basidiomycota (担子菌门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱) Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order Agaricales (伞菌目) Squamata (有鱗目)
Family Entolomataceae Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Entoloma Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species Entoloma cruentatum Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

血红粉褶菌(Entoloma cruentatum)是一种稀有的粉褶菌属物种,以其子实体呈血红色至深红色为特征,在该属通常颜色较浅的成员中外观十分突出,生长于欧洲部分地区的草地或林缘生境。被列为易危物种,受到栖息地丧失和古老物种丰富草地退化的威胁。

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。

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