Agile Gibbon vs Reticulated Python

Hylobates agilis compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Primates (primatas)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Hylobatidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Hylobates	Python (Pythons)
Species	Hylobates agilis	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Gibbon and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

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.

Agile Gibbon

The Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis) is a species in the genus Hylobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

A piton-reticulada (Python reticulatus) e a cobra mais comprida do mundo e uma das mais pesadas. Mata suas presas por constricao.