chauve-souris argentée vs Reticulated Python

Lasionycteris noctivagans compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chauve-souris argentée	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Lasionycteris	Python (Pythons)
Species	Lasionycteris noctivagans	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

chauve-souris argentée and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

chauve-souris argentée

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chauve-souris argentée	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

chauve-souris argentée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

chauve-souris argentée

The Black Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) is a species in the genus Lasionycteris. 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.