Trogon à joues jaunes vs Reticulated Python

Apaloderma aequatoriale compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Trogon à joues jaunes	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Trogonidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Apaloderma	Python (Pythons)
Species	Apaloderma aequatoriale	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Trogon à joues jaunes and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Trogon à joues jaunes

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Trogon à joues jaunes	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Trogon à joues jaunes

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Trogon à joues jaunes

The Bare-cheeked Trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale) is a species in the genus Apaloderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Reticulated Python

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