Broken-barred Roller vs Reticulated Python

Ancylis unguicella compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Reptilia (सरीसृप)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Squamata (स्क्वमाटा)
Family	Tortricidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Ancylis	Python (Pythons)
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Reticulated Python

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