Black-billed Mountain-Toucan vs Reticulated Python

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Andigena	Python (Pythons)
Species	Andigena nigrirostris	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Reticulated Python

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