Borneo python vs Burmese python
The burmese python is heavier: 17.1 kg against 8.14 kg for the borneo python, about 2.1 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a borneo python and a burmese python?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The burmese python is heavier: 17.1 kg against 8.14 kg for the borneo python, about 2.1 times the weight.
- The burmese python is longer-lived: 34.2 years against 27.8 years for the borneo python, about 23% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Python, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Borneo python | Burmese python | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Python breitensteini | Python bivittatus |
| Family | Pythonidae | Pythonidae |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Weight | 8.14 kg | 17.1 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 27.8 years | 34.2 years – 34.2 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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