Reticulated Python vs Ánade Cariblanco

Python reticulatus compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Reticulated Python Ánade Cariblanco
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Reptilia (reptil) Aves (Birds)
Order Squamata (Lizards & Snakes) Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Anatidae
Genus Python (Pythons) Anas
Species Python reticulatus Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Ánade Cariblanco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Reticulated Python Ánade Cariblanco
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.

Ánade Cariblanco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Ánade Cariblanco

El pato cariblanco (Anas bahamensis) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

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