Reticulated Python vs Canard des Bahamas

Python reticulatus compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Reticulated Python	Canard des Bahamas
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Reptilia (Reptiles)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Pythonidae (Pythons)	Anatidae
Genus	Python (Pythons)	Anas
Species	Python reticulatus	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Reticulated Python and Canard des Bahamas share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Canard des Bahamas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Reticulated Python	Canard des Bahamas
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	75.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Canard des Bahamas

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Reticulated Python

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

Canard des Bahamas

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.