Black Sober vs Reticulated Python

Anacampsis temerella compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Black Sober is Endangered while Reticulated Python is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Gelechiidae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anacampsis	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anacampsis temerella	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Sober and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sober	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Black Sober

The Black Sober (Anacampsis temerella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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。