Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Reticulated Python

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Chironax	Python (Pythons)
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

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.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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。