Blackcurrant vs Reticulated Python

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackcurrant Reticulated Python
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family Phyllanthaceae Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Antidesma Python (Pythons)
Species Antidesma parvifolium Python reticulatus

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackcurrant Reticulated Python
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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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