Black Goshawk vs Reticulated Python

Accipiter melanoleucus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Goshawk	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Accipiter	Python (Pythons)
Species	Accipiter melanoleucus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Goshawk and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Goshawk	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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 Goshawk

The Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Reticulated Python

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