Blue krait vs Wang’s krait
The blue krait is heavier: 1.15 kg against 180.1 g for the wang’s krait, about 6.4 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a blue krait and a wang’s krait?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The blue krait is heavier: 1.15 kg against 180.1 g for the wang’s krait, about 6.4 times the weight.
- The blue krait is longer: 86.2 cm against 82 cm for the wang’s krait, about 5% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Bungarus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Blue krait | Wang’s krait | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Bungarus candidus | Bungarus wanghaotingi |
| Family | Elapidae | Elapidae |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Weight | 1.15 kg | 180.1 g |
| Length | 86.2 cm | 82 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Which is bigger?
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