Dendrolague De Bennett vs Reticulated Python

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

  • Dendrolague De Bennett is Near Threatened while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dendrolague De Bennett Reticulated Python
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order Diprotodontia (Marsupials) Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos) Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Dendrolagus Python (Pythons)
Species Dendrolagus bennettianus Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dendrolague De Bennett and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dendrolague De Bennett

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dendrolague De Bennett Reticulated Python
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dendrolague De Bennett

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.

Dendrolague De Bennett

The Bennetts tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) is a species in the genus Dendrolagus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.

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