Bronze Tube-nosed Bat vs Reticulated Python

Murina aenea compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Bronze Tube-nosed Bat is Vulnerable while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Murina	Python (Pythons)
Species	Murina aenea	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Tube-nosed Bat	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

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.

Bronze Tube-nosed Bat

The Bronze Tube-Nosed Bat (Murina aenea) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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.