Mangue d'Alexandre vs Reticulated Python

Crossarchus alexandri compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangue d'Alexandre	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Herpestidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Crossarchus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Crossarchus alexandri	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mangue d'Alexandre and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mangue d'Alexandre

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangue d'Alexandre	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangue d'Alexandre

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.

Mangue d'Alexandre

The Alexander's cusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri) is a species in the genus Crossarchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

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