Gazelle edmi vs Reticulated Python

Gazella gazella compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Gazelle edmi is Endangered while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gazelle edmi	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Gazella	Python (Pythons)
Species	Gazella gazella	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gazelle edmi

EN — Endangered

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gazelle edmi

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.