Eurasian beaver vs Reticulated Python

Castor fiber compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian beaver	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	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Castoridae (Beavers)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Castor (Beavers)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Castor fiber	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian beaver and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian beaver

ユーラシアビーバー（Castor fiber）はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧II類（VU）に分類されています。個体群の減少と生息地への圧力の増大により、野生での絶滅危険度が高い状況に直面しています。

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。