Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Reticulated Python

Alkanna maleolens compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Reticulated Python
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Alkanna	Python (Pythons)
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Python reticulatus

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Reticulated Python

アミメニシキヘビ（Python reticulatus）は世界最長かつ最重量級のヘビの一つである。締め付けによって獲物を仕留める。