Reticulated Python vs Ánade Piquiamarillo

Python reticulatus compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

  • Reticulated Python is Least Concern while Ánade Piquiamarillo is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Reticulated Python Ánade Piquiamarillo
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 georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Ánade Piquiamarillo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Reticulated Python Ánade Piquiamarillo
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 Piquiamarillo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 Piquiamarillo

El ánade de pico amarillo (Anas georgica) está clasificado como En Peligro (EN) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Con un alto riesgo de extinción en estado silvestre, con un declive poblacional significativo y amenazas continuas para su supervivencia.

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