Is there any difference between a dragon and a wyvern?

Answer 1

Essentially, they are close cousins....A Wyvern will move your sofa...a dragon will relocate your house.

Answer 2

Dragons:

Dragons have wings, breathe fire and have four limbs. They look almost exactly the same as reptiles, but aren't, due to their uncanny ability to fly*. Even though dragons are thought to be green, they can come in all sorts of colours. Also, it is not unusual to find a dragon with magical powers. They tend to be about 20-30 metres in length at an adult size from head to tail. They sometimes have the ability to talk as well.
Wyverns:

Wyverns also have wings, but don't breathe fire and only have two hind legs. They tend not to have magical powers, but some still do. They tend to be smaller than dragons, only amounting to about 10-12 metres in length from head to tail. Their tail is also much smaller, sometimes even non-existent. They tend to be found in shades of brown or green.
Dragons are classically very smart creatures, master minds and skilled magic casters. Wyverns are animals, not thinking beyond their basic instincts and needs. Wyverns have no piles of gold in their caves, only loose animal bones or scraps. They don't have empires of minions or even servants. This also means that Wyverns never have a battle plan and are often easier to fight than a quick thinking dragon. Wyverns can be trapped or fooled using bait, flashy objects, or other hunter's tricks that would never work on a dragon.

Answer 3

Yes there is a difference. A wyvern (or wivern) is a winged reptilian legendary creature often found in medieval heraldry. Its usual blazon is statant (standing). The wyvern is a type of dragon with two legs and two wings. [] The rest of its appearance can vary, such as appearing with a tail spade or with a serpent-like tail.

Variants of the wyvern include the sea-wyvern, which has a fish-like tail. The wyvern is similar to another mythical creature, the cockatrice, which is similar to the basilisk.

Wyverns have been described as the one of the larger forms of dragon, so large that they prey on such creatures as elephants and rhinocerosses.
I hope it helped.

Answer 4

I thought Wyvern's are poisonous. At least all the ones in the games I have played were. The last two games I have played, they poison you with a spike on the end of it's tail.

Dragons either breathe fire or cast magic or both, and are usually larger than wyverns

Answer 5

dictionary says :Wyvern a mythical animal usually represented as a 2-legged winged creature resembling a dragon
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and a Dragon: mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws