Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat vs Reticulated Python

Casinycteris campomaanensis compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Squamata (Schuppenkriechtiere)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Casinycteris	Python (Pythons)
Species	Casinycteris campomaanensis	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

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.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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.