Red-billed Duck vs Reticulated Python

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Anatidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anas	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Duck and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (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.

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Reticulated Python

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