King cobra vs Veiled chameleon
They share the class Squamata but sit in different orders: King cobra in undefined, Veiled chameleon in undefined.
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Photo: frank wouters from antwerpen, belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a king cobra and a veiled chameleon?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Squamata but sit in different orders: King cobra in undefined, Veiled chameleon in undefined.
- The king cobra is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the veiled chameleon is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 4 of the same countries (the king cobra in 22 in total, the veiled chameleon in 16). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| King cobra | Veiled chameleon | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ophiophagus hannah | Chamaeleo calyptratus |
| Family | Elapidae | Chamaeleonidae |
| Order | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 22 | 16 |
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