Carpet python vs Green python
Both belong to the genus Morelia, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a carpet python and a green python?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Morelia, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Carpet python | Green python | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Morelia spilota | Morelia azurea |
| Family | Pythonidae | Pythonidae |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Weight | 15.9 kg | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 12.8 years – 19.6 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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