African Openbill vs Reticulated Python

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Reptilia (Reptil)
Order	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Ciconiidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anastomus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and 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.

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) 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.

Reticulated Python

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