Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat vs Reticulated Python

Platyrrhinus fusciventris compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-bellied Broad-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	Phyllostomidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Platyrrhinus fusciventris	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

The Brown-Bellied Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus fusciventris) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.