Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Reticulated Python

Accipiter castanilius compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	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	Accipiter	Python (Pythons)
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

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.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) is a species in the genus Accipiter. 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.