Raposa-do-campo vs Reticulated Python

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Raposa-do-campo is Near Threatened while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raposa-do-campo	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Lycalopex	Python (Pythons)
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Raposa-do-campo and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raposa-do-campo

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raposa-do-campo	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raposa-do-campo

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.

Reticulated Python

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