mainato-de-poupa vs Reticulated Python

Acridotheres cristatellus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mainato-de-poupa	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Sturnidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Acridotheres	Python (Pythons)
Species	Acridotheres cristatellus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

mainato-de-poupa and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

mainato-de-poupa

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mainato-de-poupa	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

mainato-de-poupa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates), Europe (7 countries), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia).

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.

mainato-de-poupa

O mainato-crestado (Acridotheres cristatellus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante na sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações de conservação imediatas.