Chestnut-bellied Titi vs Reticulated Python

Plecturocebus caligatus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-bellied Titi	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Pitheciidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Plecturocebus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Plecturocebus caligatus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-bellied Titi and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-bellied Titi

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-bellied Titi	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-bellied Titi

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.

Chestnut-bellied Titi

The Chestnut-bellied Titi (Plecturocebus caligatus) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. 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.