Anderson s Shrew Mole vs Reticulated Python

Uropsilus andersoni compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Anderson s Shrew Mole is Data Deficient while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson s Shrew Mole	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Talpidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Uropsilus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Uropsilus andersoni	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anderson s Shrew Mole and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Anderson s Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson s Shrew Mole	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anderson s Shrew Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Anderson s Shrew Mole

The Anderson s Shrew Mole (Uropsilus andersoni) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.