African Hawk-Eagle vs Reticulated Python

Aquila spilogaster compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Hawk-Eagle	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว)	Squamata (อันดับกิ้งก่าและงู)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Aquila spilogaster	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Hawk-Eagle and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

African Hawk-Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Hawk-Eagle	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hawk-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

African Hawk-Eagle

The African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a species in the genus Aquila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Reticulated Python

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