chainfruit vs Reticulated Python

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	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	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Alyxia	Python (Pythons)
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Python reticulatus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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。