Oreillard de Tenerife vs Reticulated Python

Plecotus teneriffae compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Oreillard de Tenerife is Vulnerable while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oreillard de Tenerife	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	Plecotus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Plecotus teneriffae	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Oreillard de Tenerife and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Oreillard de Tenerife

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oreillard de Tenerife	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oreillard de Tenerife

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.

Oreillard de Tenerife

The Canary Big-eared Bat (Plecotus teneriffae) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.