Reticulated Python vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Python reticulatus compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Reticulated Python	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Pythonidae (Pythons)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Python (Pythons)	Amazona
Species	Python reticulatus	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Reticulated Python and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Reticulated Python	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	75.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Reticulated Python

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

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

A large, predominantly green amazon parrot with distinctive dark-scaled nape feathers and a patch of red on the wing, scaly-naped amazons inhabit humid montane forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations of 600–3,000 meters. Relatively little known compared to other amazons, they are found in pairs or small flocks feeding on seeds, fruit, and flowers in cloud forest. Listed as Least Concern.