Alequim vs Reticulated Python

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Alequim is Vulnerable while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.
• Alequim is 14.7x heavier than Reticulated Python.
• Alequim lives longer (70 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alequim	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alequim

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alequim	Reticulated Python
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	70 years	25 years
Average Length	5.0 m	6.0 m
Average Weight	1.1 t	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alequim

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. 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.

Alequim

O tubarão-branco é o maior peixe predador da Terra, podendo atingir 6 metros de comprimento e 2.000 kg, habitando águas costeiras e oceânicas frias em todos os principais oceanos. São predadores de topo que empregam ataques de emboscada por baixo, direcionados principalmente a mamíferos marinhos, peixes de grande porte e aves marinhas. Apesar de sua terrível reputação, ataques não provocados a humanos são extremamente raros. Classificado como Vulnerável (VU), com populações em declínio devido ao corte de barbatanas, captura acidental e pesca direcionada, apesar das proteções legais vigentes em muitas jurisdições.

Reticulated Python

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