Huapo vs Reticulated Python

Pithecia inusta compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Huapo Reticulated Python
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Reptilia (reptil)
Order Primates (Primates) Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family Pitheciidae Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Pithecia Python (Pythons)
Species Pithecia inusta Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Huapo and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Huapo

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Huapo Reticulated Python
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Huapo

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.

Huapo

The Burnished Saki (Pithecia inusta) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

La piton reticulada (Python reticulatus) es la serpiente mas larga del mundo y una de las mas pesadas. Mata a sus presas por constriccion.

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