Alpine Field Mouse vs Reticulated Python

Apodemus alpicola compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Field Mouse	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Apodemus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Apodemus alpicola	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Field Mouse and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Alpine Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Field Mouse	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Alpine Field Mouse

The Alpine Field Mouse (Apodemus alpicola) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

网纹蟒（Python reticulatus）是世界上最长、体重最大的蛇之一。以缠绕方式将猎物勒死。