Andaman enope squid vs Reticulated Python

Abralia andamanica compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andaman enope squid	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Cephalopoda (ชั้นเซฟาโลพอด)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Squamata (อันดับกิ้งก่าและงู)
Family	Enoploteuthidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Abralia	Python (Pythons)
Species	Abralia andamanica	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andaman enope squid and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Andaman enope squid

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andaman enope squid	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andaman enope squid

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Andaman enope squid

The Andaman enope squid (Abralia andamanica) is a species in the genus Abralia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Reticulated Python

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