Asian Openbill vs Reticulated Python

Anastomus oscitans compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Openbill	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Reptilia (सरीसृप)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Squamata (स्क्वमाटा)
Family	Ciconiidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anastomus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anastomus oscitans	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Openbill and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (रज्जुकी)

Conservation Status

Asian Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Openbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Asian Openbill

The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

Reticulated Python

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