marrequinho-castanho vs Reticulated Python

Anas chlorotis compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

marrequinho-castanho is Near Threatened while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marrequinho-castanho	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Anatidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anas	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anas chlorotis	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

marrequinho-castanho

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

marrequinho-castanho

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

marrequinho-castanho

The Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.