Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Reticulated Python

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Camaenidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Aetholitis	Python (Pythons)
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Australia.

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.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Reticulated Python

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