Assam Macaque vs Reticulated Python

Macaca assamensis compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Squamata (чешуйчатые)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Macaca	Python (Pythons)
Species	Macaca assamensis	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Assam Macaque and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

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.

Assam Macaque

The Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

The reticulated python is the world's longest snake and one of the heaviest. They kill prey by constriction.