Ornate Akodont vs Reticulated Python

Abrothrix jelskii compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Akodont Reticulated Python
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (mamalia) Reptilia (Reptil)
Order Rodentia (hewan pengerat) Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family Cricetidae Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Abrothrix Python (Pythons)
Species Abrothrix jelskii Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Akodont Reticulated Python
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 6.0 m
Average Weight 75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Akodont

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.

Ornate Akodont

No description available.

Reticulated Python

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

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