vs Komodo Dragon

Hydropus trichoderma compared with Varanus komodoensis

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 Mycenaceae Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Hydropus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species Hydropus trichoderma Varanus komodoensis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

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 Endangered 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.

Hydropus trichoderma是一种生长在森林生境腐烂木质碎片上的小型腐生蘑菇,具纤细的菌柄和淡色凸形菌盖。记录于欧洲温带森林,参与林地生态系统的木材分解。濒危状态反映了具有足够枯木的成熟老龄林的稀少性和减少。

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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