Chinese Shrew Mole vs Reticulated Python

Uropsilus soricipes compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Shrew Mole	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Reptilia (Reptilien)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Squamata (Schuppenkriechtiere)
Family	Talpidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Uropsilus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Uropsilus soricipes	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Shrew Mole and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Shrew Mole	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Shrew Mole

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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Reticulated Python

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