Dendrolague de Lumholtz vs Reticulated Python

Dendrolagus lumholtzi compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Dendrolague de Lumholtz is Near Threatened while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dendrolague de Lumholtz	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 lumholtzi	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dendrolague de Lumholtz

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dendrolague de Lumholtz

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.

Reticulated Python

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