Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Reticulated Python

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Thraupidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anisognathus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

The Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species in the genus Anisognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia and Norway.