Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Reticulated Python

Dendrogale murina compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Tupaiidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Dendrogale	Python (Pythons)
Species	Dendrogale murina	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.

Reticulated Python

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