Red Fox vs Reticulated Python

Vulpes vulpes compared with Python reticulatus

Key Differences

• Red Fox is omnivore while Reticulated Python is carnivore.
• Reticulated Python is 12.5x heavier than Red Fox.
• Reticulated Python lives longer (25 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fox	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	Carnivora (食肉目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Python (Pythons)
Species	Vulpes vulpes	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red Fox

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fox	Reticulated Python
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	5 years	25 years
Average Length	70 cm	6.0 m
Average Weight	6.0 kg	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Fox

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Red Fox

赤狐（Vulpes vulpes）是地球上分布最广的野生肉食动物，在北半球及澳大利亚引入区域，从北极冻原到城市环境的各类栖息地均有分布。以锈红色皮毛、白色腹部和蓬松尾巴为特征。高度适应性强的杂食者，从兔子、田鼠到水果、人类垃圾无所不食。可用40余种不同的叫声进行交流。

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。