Reticulated Python vs Scaled Fruiteater

Python reticulatus compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Reticulated Python	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Aves (ave)
Order	Squamata (Escamados)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pythonidae (Pythons)	Cotingidae
Genus	Python (Pythons)	Ampelioides
Species	Python reticulatus	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Reticulated Python	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	75.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Reticulated Python

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

Scaled Fruiteater

O sara-escamoso (Ampelioides tschudii) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. E uma especie amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de distribuicao, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes de conservacao imediatas.