Raton Bastardo Crestado vs Reticulated Python

Pseudomys shortridgei compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Raton Bastardo Crestado is Near Threatened while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raton Bastardo Crestado	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Pseudomys	Python (Pythons)
Species	Pseudomys shortridgei	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Raton Bastardo Crestado

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raton Bastardo Crestado	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raton Bastardo Crestado

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.

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.