Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs Reticulated Python

Molossus fentoni compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Molossidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Molossus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Molossus fentoni	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fenton's Mastiff Bat and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fenton's Mastiff Bat	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Reticulated Python

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