Babouin chacma vs Reticulated Python

Papio ursinus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babouin chacma	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Papio	Python (Pythons)
Species	Papio ursinus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Babouin chacma and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Babouin chacma

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babouin chacma	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babouin chacma

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.

Babouin chacma

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Reticulated Python

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