Bilberry Tortrix vs Reticulated Python

Aphelia viburnana compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Squamata (чешуйчатые)
Family	Tortricidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Aphelia	Python (Pythons)
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Tortrix and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bilberry Tortrix

The Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana) is a species in the genus Aphelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Reticulated Python

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