Reticulated Python vs Sharp-shinned Hawk

Python reticulatus compared with Accipiter striatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Reticulated Python	Sharp-shinned Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Aves (นก)
Order	Squamata (อันดับกิ้งก่าและงู)	Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว)
Family	Pythonidae (Pythons)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Python (Pythons)	Accipiter
Species	Python reticulatus	Accipiter striatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Sharp-shinned Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Reticulated Python

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

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.